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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: MRS ROSELYN C VAYE <roselynvaye@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:36:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention my good Friend.


Attention my good Friend.

I honestly apologize and hope I do not cause you much embarrassment by contacting you through this means for a transaction of this magnitude.
I discovered a dormant account in my office, as the director of operation, File and Account Section of FIB(Financial Bank South Africa) Journesburg, South Africa. It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth $7,000,000 million dollars (Seven Million United States Dollars) in any of your account offshore.

If you can be a collaborator to this, please indicate your interest immediately for us to proceed for the claim and transfer of the fund into your account. Remember this is absolutely confidential. My colluegues does not know about this deal and my family will be in shambles if it burst out and i will also be in trouble as well as losing my precious job if it happens to leak out, so I advice you to keep this transaction between both of us.I will detail you on how we will go aheead to achive this goal in receipt of your possitive reply to me

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Roselyn Vaye


N.B. Please indicate your personal telephone and fax numbers, for easy communication in this mutual transaction. This letter is confidential and may also be privileged. It is intended for use by you alone. If you are not interested, I request that you notify me immediately and delete this e-mail without copying, forwarding, disclosing or using it in any other way that might be considered fraudulent.



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