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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "paul jera okorocha no" <drpaulokoromm02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drpaulokoromm100@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:35:41 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU ASSIST ME

Good day,

I want to know if you will help to assist and cooperate to
act as the relative to one late Andreas Schranner's (a German nationale)
whose money has been insuspence account in our bank - Union Bank - was
aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July 2000 into the
Hotelissimo. Please,

visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm confirmation.

As a result of this the Board of Directors are about to place the fund
as"UNCLAIMAMBLE"and it has been decided that the funds shall be shared
among themselves. In order to prevent this,some of my colleagues and I
now seek your assistance to have you stand in as the beneficiary's next
of kin.All documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully
obtained from the federal high court of justice.

This Proposal is 100% risk free on your side because we will obtain a
court ruling order that you are the beneficiary's next of kin. If you be
interested and capable to assist, please, do feel free to contact me
and send your telephone and fax number for more clarifications. Looking
forward to your positive response.

Regards,
Mr.paul okoromm.

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