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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • prince.wilsons@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "princewilson3@terra.es" <princewilson3@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:32:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Just In Need Of your Assistance



Just In Need Of your Assistance
E-mail : prince.wilsons@yahoo.ca
date:28/09/2006
Dear Sir

I fancy your choice of sex but we treated as recluse here in Africa
I am Prince wilson Welsh the son of late Dr & Mrs Welsh who died in Fatal accident a little long ago and before he died he's a politician + Business Man in Siere leone he deals on gold, Diamond & other precious stones.

Presently, the government has frozen all the family account and auctioned all our properties. However,my late father managed to ship out through a shipping company,the sum of US11.5M and the money was disguised to beat the security and it is currently deposited in a finance security firm Abroad.The presure from the govt has made it defficult for we find it defficult to feed well due to hardship been perpetrated on us by the present govt.

We want you to recieve the money and pay it into your account for the family safely. I am suggesting that you tell me the percentage that will be Ok for you to assist us Sincerely in handling this claims from the finance firm fast before it is located by the Government Agents. Contact me immediately with this Contact me immediately so that i can give you more details. and forward to me in reply your following informations:

1Your names in full.......
2)Your present adress......
3)Your present occupation and position......
4)Your personal id Card or photo...
5)phone & fax numbers..............

On reciept of the following informations we shall take to the Finance Firm for Proper introduction as our father's foriegn friend and business coleague.

Kindly respond whenever you read this message!

Best regards.

Prince Wilson Welsh






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