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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: YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST BEATRICE FROM NGO <beatrice_ngogroup@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 09:16:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY!!! PLS CHECK THIS OUT (OUR CHILDREN UNDER SORROW)


GOOD DAY MR/MRS/MISS,

PLS READ CAREFULLY: I AM BEATRICE BY NAME,
How are you and Your Family, I dont want you to shuck immediately you see this message But i will want you to pls read it and understand because we dont know if it you that can Really help, But once you fail reading, you cant have the Idea on what exactly we are talking about, We are giving the Authority and Order by the (BOARD OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION IN WESTERN REGION OF AFRICA AND ASIAN COUNTRIES) We have Voluntiar Ourself to the World to take a good care of Our Children, because we dont know the Leader Of Tomorrow, i think you get my Point? because it may Later be mine or your Own Children this will happen to, But that will not be Our Portion.
i work with the immaculate and in conjuction with an NGO we are invovled in raising funds for the kids in india which are diagnose for kidney disease and will undergo kidney transplant and we need donations from very responsible and caring men and women that has feellings, Caring and Humens Feelling who are willing to help out with this project,We give all thanks to Those that has help with this and we are praying for them to recieve the Best of Reward from the Almight Jesus Christ,The main Point we choose to mail you This Urgent is because We want You to do all your best to help Us from saving a Soul there is a little girl now that needs urgent attention and she is in serious pain...its really good to save people's life especially kids as you know they are the leaders of tomorrow..let me get to know if you want to be part of this..... (God Continue Blessing you as you reply to this).

We will be very Greatfull, if we could hear from you as soon as you can, but your Urgent Reply is needed and Pls remember that a Soul can Drop in a second, so we will want you to Mail me very Urgent..
Thanks.


***BOARD OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION***
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