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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 like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "deborah03j@yahoo.co.jp" <deborah03j@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: deborah05jhn@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:33:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs Deborah

ANY THING CONCERNING IT,THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (USD$ 7. MILLION DOLLARS.USD$SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS). I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS
ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER THAT CAN BE TRUST, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER WITH MY BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER DISSAPOINT ME . BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN
U.S DOLLARS.SO I CONTACTED YOU NOW AS THE OWNER TO STAND ON IT THEN I WILL TRANSFER THE FOUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT.SO AFTER EVERYTHING IS DON THEN I WILL COMEOVER TO YOUR COUNTRY WE SHARE IT. I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DO NOT KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BE REST
ASSURE THAT YOU WILL NOT REGRET EVER ASSISTING ME IN THIS TRANSACTION. I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE PROFILE DATABASE ON YOUR COUNTRY WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS TRANSACTION .YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS DEAL, AND
I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS SO SECRET WITH YOU.PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY,60% WILL BE FOR ME WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ALL THE XPENCES THAT BOTH OF US MIGHTY INCURR DURING THIS TRANSACTION.I WILL ALSO LIKE YOU IN INVESTING MY OWN SHARE IN YOUR
COUNTRY.THIS IS MY REASON OF WRITING TO YOU.AGAIN PLEASE KEEP THIS SO SECRET WITH YOU.PLS IF YOUR INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL ,THEN CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY VIA EMAIL (FURNISHED ABOVE) FOR FURTHER DETAILS
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
REGARDS
MRS.DEBORAH JOHNSON?





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