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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "stanly" <stanlyedward17@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: stanlyedward16@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:30:11 +0000
Subject: stanly

Dear,
Good day to you my name is stanly edward, from Republic of Cote d'Ivoire,presently residing in Dakar-Senegal because of the political crisis in my Country. I got your contact in Senegal Chamber of Commerce. I would Honestly want to seek for assistance from you, I have $twelve.five Million US dollars belonging to my late Father Johnathan edward , who was a business man,my late father was hold and beaten by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.
I and my mother ran to Senegal when we Discovered danger in our life ,
until the death of my beloved father He told me that he deposited a huge amount of money $twelve.five Million US dollars in Finance house and also told me where he kept the whole documents concerning this deposit that is made for investment purpose in the western world.
I want to investing this money and however i need a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me and my mother , by the way of clearing the money from the Finance House and then after forwarding it to your Account for investments. I and my mother has decided in compensating you 20%of the total amount for your assistance.
Please do take your time to go through the mail and get back to us, so that I will simply introduce to the Finance house where the fund are being kept now for onward transfer.
I am waiting for your response.
Thanks and God bless.
Stanly Edward.

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