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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "tong qang" <tongfabric5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luisfabric2005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:07:13 +0000
Subject: Tong Qiang Fabrics and Textiles

Tong Qiang Fabrics and Textiles
Sekcja Zapytan Zagranicznych
ul. Kazimierzowska 60
02-543 Warszawa

Attn:Friend

My Name is Mr Tong Qiang the director, Tong Qiang Fabrics and Textiles.
I am contacting you through this medium to ask you for a help
which i know will be helpful to you as well.Am from china but based in
Europe due to my business,I have been a supplier of fabric to some customers
in your country and i have distributed to some them who are ready to pay
me the money
but due to my recent sickness/condition i could not travel anymore like the
way i used to.I want to have you over there as my agent who will be helping
me out.My client will be paying you on my behalf through wire transfer your
account and i am willing to offer you 10% of every money paid into your
account by my clients.I have many of them who are ready tostart making
payment.Pls get back to me with your telephone numbers and home address. I
will contact my client immediately i hear from you.I will send you my
international passport in my next mail so as to know me better.I hope you
have a good bank account where my client can wire the fund,You are not
expected to spend any money during this transfer ok.All i need is your bank
account to wire the fund and then deduct your 10% before sending the balance
back to me.
I will appreciate your urgent reply and kindness.
Yours friend
Tong Qiang

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