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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Nat Nelson" <natnelsonzz@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: natnelsonz@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:45:51 +0000
Subject: hope to hear from you

Dear Sir,
I am Mr.Nat nelson,The son of one the late white farmers in Zimbabwe
killed during this time of Robert Mugabe and his land law policies that favours
the black only in the country,and during this strugle my father was killed and we lost all our property
and so on.,l have been here with the help of a friend,please l have something
very important and mutual benefit l will like to discuss with you very important as
concerns the fund of my late father in one of the finance house,l will need your assistance
on this because my present status cannot permit me to handle this
transaction direct as l have contacted the finance and they have
adviced me to look for a partner whom his status is stable in other
to transact this transaction with him or her on my behalf,
Try and get back to me and l will have to give you more details
concerning this transaction.
I will be waiting for your urgent response.
Regards,
Mr.Nat Nelson.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam