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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:
  • "dear brother " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ELENA YENGENI" <mrs_elena_y22@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:33:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM MRS. YENGENI TO MR.VICTIM-FULLNAME.


Dear Brother VICTIM-FULLNAME,Hope this e-mail finds you and your family in good health? I am worried for not been able to hear from you uptil this moment,I do believe that you are alright.Kindly go thoroughly through my previouse response to you and get back to me urgently so that we can work this out before the end of this week as I stated that this will not take more than one week if the due attention is given.Note that we are placed on a strict security network by the South African Government which is paramount to the confidentiality of this transaction until its successfull conclusion Since all our telephone lines are been tossed/monitored,therefore we cannot easily make out calls nor recieve calls,but for an effective communication and safety of the informations,we have to abide strictly on e-mails on constant basis inorder to dissiminate informations effectively.In case there is an urgent need to pass information to you,I can as well send my son to call you from a public
phone for security reasons.Looking forward to hear from you by the end of today.Thanks and God bless you and your family.Yours Sincerely,Mrs.Elena Yengeni.

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