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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:
  • "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: "From Serena" <serenclark@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: srnclark@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 18:38:16 +0000
Subject: Will be glad to hear from you back

Greetings From Serenal,

How are you today? i hope you are fine and doing well? if so thanks be to God, . I am Miss Serena, the only daughter of col. Clark Benson one of the senior officers of revolutionary united front of sierra Leone who died with some of his colleagues during a cross fire battle between the (r.u.f) and the peace keeping force in sierra Leone also will like to meet with you if pursible before the end of this very month.

Before my late father gave up in the hospital after the shot at him,he secretly called me and told me about his money TwentyOne Million US Dollars that he deposited with a bank in UK

He told me that the money was meant for a Estate business he planed to establish here in Senegal and finally he gave me all the Vital documents Issued to him by the bank in UK.

However, my purpose of contacting you are as follows,(1)To meet with you first in your country after you have confirm from the bank in UK(2)To help me get resident permit to stay in your country. (3) To make sure that i continue my education in your country


Yours Sincerely
Serena.

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