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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 united states 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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (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: "Robert Smith" <robertsmith_cfo09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robertsmith_cfo@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:30:00 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

ATTN; sir/madam,

I am Mr.Robert Smith a British national and the head of international
payment centre in London England. Myself and my associates in my department
have earlier in the year recovered the sum of usd$20,000,000.00 (Twenty
million united states dollars)
which the account was operated on the 9th of September 2001 and the said
account was a Saudi registered companies account. In the cause of doing our
jobs, we decided to investigate the company only to find out that the
companies directors doesn't exist we had no option than to move the fund to
a suspense account and close up the account.
As a result of this, based on previous records before long, this fund
will be reverted back to company�s treasury as unclaimed funds, but before
this happens we have concluded and consoled arrangements to confidential and
respectable person or body in less than (7) seven working day's. The
arrangement is this; we will affect the transfer to any trusted account
after which we will grant 40% to you for your assistance while my group will
make due with 60%. Besides, there is no risk involved in this transaction,
as every bit will be handled in a professional manner and utmost sincerity
and confidential.

Your prompt response is highly imperative

Yours faithfully,

Robert Smith. Chief financial (cfo).

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