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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("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: Jackson Obaseki <obaseki.jackson@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:41:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: business continue options


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME

Thanks for your mail, I am sorry for writing you on the aforementioned date, my e-mailing you was necessitated by the urgency attached in the transaction, as at the time of writing this message, the apex bank is about to pay some certain number of contractor through cash method, this will entail the fund being moved through diplomatic courier agency to the Netherland, I wish we can have things expedited whereby you should be among those whose funds will be paid through amsterdam,

all that it will require is for you to travel to amsterdam and meet the payment officers who will hand over the consignment containing the funds to you I personally prefer this option because it will be devoid of any bureacratic bottleneck, I will like you to e-mail me your contact address so that it will be used to secure the document that will empower you to claim the fund for our mutual benefit Please do this as soon as possible and let me know how possible it will be for you to travel to Holland, on the other hand, we can still work through bank transfer but it has to take some processes for it to be transferred
You will have to provide your receiving account details where you will like the fund transferred, meanwhile, lets work through the first option as it appears to be the quickest way to actualize the fund, please get back to me as soon as possible.

Thanks
Dr.Jackson Obaseki
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