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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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: "dickson james" <dickson.james2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dkknjms@ok.kz
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:44:22 -0800
Subject: hi

Attention,

I write to seek your cooperation as a foreign partner and your assistance to
enable us to own industries and invest in the stable economy of your
country.

I am Dickson James a senior civil servant with Nigerian civil. I am making
this proposal to you in strict confidence on behalf of myself and my
partner, As senior civil servants of the Nigerian Government Nigerian civil
service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) forbids us to own a foreign accounts
and we have in our possession an overdue payment bill totaling eighteen
million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$18,500,000.00)
which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a
company/or an individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank
Account on our behalf.

To enable me educate you more on the modalities of this transaction. For
your assistance, you shall receive 30% of the entire sum, amounting to
US$5.55 million of the US$18.5Million, while 60% of the total sum, amounting
to US$11.1 million will be for me and my partners and 10% amounting to
US$1.85Million will be used to defray all expenses incurred in the course of
transferring these funds to your account, such as taxation and other
miscellaneous.

Do note that all modalities have been perfected to ensure a hitch free
transfer of these funds and on receipt of your sincere desire to assist us,
we will swing into full action and we hope to complete the transfer of the
funds within 14 working days with your assistance and total commitment.

Please treat as very urgent.

Regards,

Dickson James

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