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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Cha Dae Soon" <soon_chadae24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: soon_chadae@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:05:04 +0000
Subject: Attn Pls

Dear friend,

I am MRS CHA DAE SOON, Director SOON Manufacturing Company Ltd.Iraq
A Taiwanese by Birth and an Iraq citizen by marriage,lost my husband during
war with America and Iraq. I am writing to you based on prevailing
information
for you, to solicit your assistance in helping to receive some amount of
money in your country, I made this money with my husband,and it's our sweat,
this money is our own personal money. The reason why I want
to send this money out of this country is because of war in my country
(Iraq ) Formally the money was in a citizen bank here in Iraq . But during
the war when my husband died I managed to move the money from the bank to a
security company and uptil now things have not normalised and no business as
we are still in problem and connot leave comfortable again in this country,
Then I decided to move this money out for investment and I am now searching
for a reliable person who can help me,and who I can also have trust in , I
will have to send the
money to your care for investment, The total amount is US$9.6 million
dollars only. I have finalized the whole necessary arrangements on
how to send this money out of this country to you as a
partner/friend/beneficiary on my behalf. If you are interested to do
business with me then get back to me with these information's .

1)your contact name & address........
2)your telephone number........

I will give you futher details and modalities and as we discuss terms of the
investment when you respond.You can only contact me through email .

Yours truly,
MRS CHA DAE SOON
SOON manufacturing Company Ltd Iraq.

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