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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "rogers" <rgersbr01@myway.com>
Reply-To: rgersbr@myway.com
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:38:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: lets work it out


DearPLEASE DIEREGARD THIS MAIL IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTEDmy name is rogers brown. i intend to have your assistance in the movement of some huge amount of money i aquired during my years in the service. the money is deposited in a finance house,the law does not permit public servants to operate accounts that is not salary or salary savings account. this money was as a result of over invoiced contracts,and gratifications during those years.now i am retired ,and will not want any probe as to how i acquired the money.thus the need for your assistance.i will give you all the informations to facilitate your claim of the money which only the account owner is privy to, so there will be no doubt that the money belongs to you.regards. rogers

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