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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:
  • "money order " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel" <daniel55e@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:46:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Katrina Victim Need Your Help.










Hi,My name is daniel smith 48years old widow with 3kids its actually a house full,i am a victim of the Katrina disaster in New Oleans wich brought down my home and my job,but thanks to good citizins of American that help us out of the disaster, and get us a new life and a big thanks to Obrah Winfrey and co, who donated 10million American Dollars for the victims, me and my childreen were force to move away from our old home were alot of things have been lost to a new relocated area in Houston Texas calld {Angel Lane}.I am very happy for God has ask all this people to help us so i dont even now how to thank them but to keep on praying for them every day and night, we have been staying in our new home {Angel Lane} for about 2 months now before moving to{Oman} in the middle east to stay with my sister and her family for some time.I heard it on the radio in Oman that some company in Texas is giving all Katrina Victim some help by sending them some amount of money but true money
order, so i was told to call the company in Texas and ask them about how am going to get my own share of the money i was told to produce some information of wich i did, then they ask me to give my home address so they can send me my money order, that when i was confius becouse am not in the Usa now, i am in the middle east, so i need a good citizin of America to help me get the money order and cash it out of the bank, all what i need is the persons name, Home Address, Phone Number, and Bank Account, i am willing to give 10% of the money to the person,please if you have intres in this kindly get at me back as soon as possible, may God help you as you are doing this for me and my kids.Sigh DanielSmith.



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