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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:
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFSHORE PAYMENT" <alangeorge_of@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:50:52 -0800
Subject: WE NEED THE OPENING DEPOSIT SIR.

Attention Sir,


Sequel to your mail, I will be to bring to your understanding our
firm(FORTIS FINANCE BV) have their online banking facilities and our web
page can not be made known to you until online account is created in your
favor because without the user name and password, you can but be able to log
into the web site.

The mtcn code as mentioned is the 10 digits code that will be given to you
by the WESTERN UNION AGENT once you make the payment of the opening of
account deposit as mentioned in our previous mails.

I will encourage you to make this ($3,750.00usd ) avialable before the end
of this week using Western Union Money Transfer to enable us perfect the
concerned modalities or if you deem it fit, I will advice you to come to our
office with the required money before the end of this week.
Your urgent attention is required.

Regards
Mr Alan George
Account Admin.
Fortis Finance bv.

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