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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • revantonyjohn@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: mary@mchung.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:58:25 +0100 (CET)
Subject: COMPENSATION OF SUM OF ($1,000000,00.00)


DEAR FRIEND

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Dr/Mrs MARY CHUNG am
the woman who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the release of
some money($5.200,000.00) accrued from the over invoicing of a contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago during
the militry regime.

Though you were not able to asist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the
assistance and cooperation of a new partner Mr.Alfredo Castillo from Brazil.
Presently i'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assit me in transffering those funds, I made sure you are not left out the
benefit of the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of One Million
United State Dollar($ 1,000000,00.00), I and my new partner agreed to
compensate you with that amount for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,so feel free and get in
touch with my secretary Rev.Antony John and instruct him on how to send the
Bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the check so that we can
share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment,
i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which i and my
partner are having at hand.

Finally,remember that i had left instruction to my secretary so as soon as
you contact him, he will send the Draft to you,so feel free to get intouch
with my secretary now.

Below is the contact of my secretary:

Rev.antony john

E-mail: revantonyjohn@yahoo.com
With best regards,

Dr/Mrs MARY CHUNG

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