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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Toyibat" <toyibat_7@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:56:30 +0800
Subject: HELLO


Dear sir or madam
am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously. I am asking for your assistance and I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me
to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. well, i am Toyibat Nahyar a 23years old girl and I know that
this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emmergency.In nutshell, My (late)father Dr Mohammed Nahyar,was the personal doctor and one of the advicer to the former president of my country Iraq. But he was killed along side with my
mother during the intervention of Americans and all his properties was totally destroyed. However, after their death I managed to escape with a very important
document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE of (US$17.5m)seventeen million Five hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY)which i am the next of kin. Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and
into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him. Furthe can contact the company for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable the security company to deal with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or take me as your wife or daughter inlaw and manage the money.Conclusively,i wish you send me a reply
immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal. for confidential purposes, your urgent reply will behighly
appreciated.
Thanks Miss Toyibat Nahyar

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