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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: johnson kuti <johnsonkuti113@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:23:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Reply


Dear VICTIMNAME

Many thanks for your interest to assist Madam MARY ADJOVI AMOUSSOU invest her funds in your country, however l have informed her of your willingness to assist her.
There is a new law in my country Benin that says that nobody can
tansfer money out of Benin without collecting a paper from the Minister of
Finance and we have to arranged with a security company who shipped the
funds( 75 Million US$ ) out of Benin Republic in 2 boxes as A DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT to Belguim.
Now we don't need your account to transfer this money but we want you
to travel to Belguim to take delivery of the consignmernt.
If you can not travel to Belguim, the security company can as well ship
it to your country and the diplomat that will be coming with the consignment will contact you on arrival in your country.
You have to send your full name, address and phone number for esay communication
communication
Johnson Kuti



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