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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mabel Maradas <mabel_maradas1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE




Dear Good Friend

Thanks for your mail and also for your readyness to carry out this deal with me and i need to remind you that this is real and it is a risk free one and also would be mutually benefitial to both of us. This Deal will work outperfectly if only you give me your honest cooperation but note that this deal should be utmost secret no
third party. If you study my previous mail well, you willunderstand that I know that you are not a relative to the late Mr George Shimony, but I want you to stand as
a relative, i dont want you to have any bias mind if really you are interested to do this business with me,infact I must say that you have brought out the joy
in me to actualize this goal without the bank confiscating the account of the late Mr George Shinmony, After going through your mail,I feel it is right for me to clarify you properly on this said issue. As the creditand account managerin the bank i have all the necessary information needed to claim this fund as our bank have map out more 30days to see the next of kin to Mr GEORGE Shimony for the claim of the fund but if they did not see any that the fedral Gorvenment of nigeria wll inherit the fund.
I must say that I am very happy to receive your mail. I want you to understand that your country of origin doesn't matter in this business but what matters is your
utmost seriousness, honesty and sincerity till the end of the transaction.

Now As to proceed immediately on this DEAL i will send to you a draft copy of application form to fill and send to our bank director who is incharge of foreign
remittance department,My own function here is to be given you directives on what to do at the right TIME to see we do not come across any problem or mistakes
Please lets push ahead and bring this deal to a successfull conclusion very soon, Thank you for your understanding,expect the application form soonest as
for us to proceed immediately without delay.

Awaiting your response.
Regards,
Mabel Maradas






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