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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: david <d_joseph01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: eng_davidjoseph777@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:57:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLEASE VERY URGENT


DEAREST ONE,

THIS LETTER IS FROM THE CHAIRMAN OFFICE SENEGALISE NATIONAL PETROLUM CO-OPRATION AUTHORITY, I HAVE AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU,

BUT FOR SECURITY RESONS I MAY NOT WISH TO DISCLOSE THE IMPORTANT FACTS FOR NOW TO TILL I HEAR FROM YOU, AFTER THE DELIBRATION WITH MY PARTNERS I DECIDED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL, WE WANT YOU TO ASSIT US RECIVE A SOME OF ( $28.6MILLION ) TWENTY EIGHT MILLION.SIX HONRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,

THIS FUND WAS RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AWARDED BY US UNDER THE BUGDGET ALLOCATION TO MY MINISTRY AND THE BILLS WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE CONCERN MINISTRIES,THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED,COMMISSIONED AND THE CONTRACTOR WAS PAID THIS ACTAUL COST OF THE CONTRACT,

NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH BALANCE OF $28.6MILLION AS THE OVER INVOICED AMOUNT, WHICH WE HAVE DELIBERATLY OVER ESTIMATED FOR OUR OWN USE,PLEASE NOT THAT LAW FORBIDS CIVIL SERVANTS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT,HENCE WE HAVE AGREED TOGATHER WITHIN OUR SELFS TO GIVE YOU SOME OFFER AFTER THE CONCLUTIONS OF THIS TRANSFER,

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DONT WANT ANY THING TO DELAY THIS TRANSFER IS VERY URGENT AND WE NEED YOUR FULL TRUSTH, SPORT/ASSITANCE IN THIS PROPOSAL,AND TO INDICATE YOUR INTREST KINDLY RESPOND WITH THOSE INFORMATIONS; FULL NAME/ADRESS,OCCUPATION, FAX/PHONE NUMBER,

I SHALL FURNISHED TO YOU THE FULL DETIALS OF THE BUSINESS AND MY SELF IN MY SECOND REPLY,THANKS AND WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY,

REGARD
ENG.DAVID JOSEPH.


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