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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mobutu Sesauh"<mobutu202@myway.com>
Reply-To: mobut202@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:42:59 -0500 (EST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANT


Dear Sir,

Your name and email address was made available to meby world trade center a trade directory in my country though I didn’t disclose my real intention to them. Myname is Sesuah Mobutu the son of the late President of Democratic Republic of Congo, who us now dead and bless memory.

I am interested in investing about twelve million united states dollars (US$12 MILLION) in your esteemed company by my late Father of bless memory, in a fixeddeposit with a maturity date of some years. However, the date of maturity of the money is due and my Fatheris dead, and I been the first son automatically become the beneficiary of the money. But ever since the deathof my father our family have been having legal battle with the new Government of our country which haveresulted in the confiscation of my father properties and assert and also the frozen of this bank account both home and abroad.

Now that the maturity date of the money is due, and Idon’t intend to keep this money in our country for fear that it will be discover and size pending a longlegal battle therefore I wish to look for a reputable company abroad where I can invest this money.

Consequently, I can arrange to have this money move to Europe by cash so that you can go and take delivery of it. And for your involvement, I have decided to reward you with three million united states dollars (US$ 3m) and the rest of the money I will invest in your company, and also any money you spend will be deducted from my share of the money.

If you are interested let me know so that I will go ahead and make the necessary arrangement about the movement of the money to Europ.

Regards.Sesuah Mobutu.

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