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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahat Sosnitskaya" <ahatsosnitskaya@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 01:15:22 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

Dear Friend ,
There is something i will want you to do for me outside the Russian soil for
a close family friend whole was recently jailed by the Government i am
serving as the Deputy Minister in charge of Finance.
I need your help to assist the family of the Former owner of Yukos
oil,Mr.Mikhail Khodorkovsky who has been a close family friend before i came
into the Government of Mr.Vladmir Putin to secure the funds they want to
transfer through the ministry of finance in Russia by standing in as the
beneficiary of the funds.
I decided to write you because i don't intend revealling this to the
existing friends i have for security reasons and possibly for you to assist
the family in investing the funds in your area of business.
The total amount of funds to be transfered is Three Billion,Three Hundred
and sixty One Million,Nine Hundred and Seventy Four Thousand,Seventy Four
Russia Rubles(Rubles 3.361,974,000.00) the equivalent of One Hundred and
Eighteen Million United States Dollars (usd$118,000,000.00).
As soon as i get your Acceptance,I will send you the necessary details for
the transfer procedures and possibly discuss the issue of your percentage
with you.

My Regards.

Mrs.Ahat Sosnitskaya

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