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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Linda Morris" <ladmorris001@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:05:28 +0000
Subject: Payment Clearace...

Thanks you Rick..
Thanks for the phone conversation about the transaction, Am glad you
understand about the condition of my beloved fatsher in the hospital, My
father is in the Hospital in the United Kingdom with me this moment, The
Hospital gave me one of the sinour accountant information that is incharge
to pick up any funds transfer to them and they will be able to handle the
operation.
I always happy that you ask nomal question about things on this
transaction and am ready to answer you. Once again ,The check will clear in
5 working days, Have agreed with about the situation of things in the
clearance of the funds in your bank. Listten to me Rick.. am a honest person
and i trust you alot since you have been communicating with me in the email
an on phone, you always sound good and God will always Bless you, The check
will surely clear fine, I epect you to email me with the Western union
transfer information on Tuesday morning or Wednesday cus i am sure the funds
will be available to withdraw by then.
I understand you better.. I wish to make the payment of my truck via western
union, But the associate have the means of check to get any payment out and
the lawyer have sign to the agreement that why he make the check out to you,
now am glad you finally got the payment in the mail.
Thanks you rick and am looking forward to read from you Today.

Linda.....................

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