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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:
  • "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: "AHMED BELLO" <abello_ahmed4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abello_ahmed2@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:44:58 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION,

RE: LONG OVER DUE CONSIGNMENT ON YOUR NAME AND FAVOUR.

I AM Mr.AHMED BELLO, A DIRECTOR WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE HON.MINISTER OF FINANCE TO FIND OUT BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH, WHY YOUR CONSIGNMENT VALUED US$10.5M YOUR CONTRACT PART PAYMENT STILL UNCLAIMED.

HOWEVER, THEIR ARE TWO GENTLEMEN HERE WHO CAMEFROM YOUR COUNTRY TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT ON YOUR BEHALF AND THE REASON GIVING TO US IS THAT YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SENT THEM THAT YOU ARE TERMINAL SICK.

IN THIS REGARD, KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION  TO US FOR PROPER INDENTIFICATION, AND TO KNOW IF YOU ARETHE ONE THAT SENT THEM FOR THE CLAIM.

UPON THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION, THE HON. MINISTER OF
FINANCE WILL IMMEDIATELY SIGN THE SHIPMENTAPPROVAL AND
REFER YOU TO OUR DIPLOMATIC AGENT WHO WILL BE BRINGING
THECONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DOORSTEP IN YOUR COUNTRY. OUR

DESIRE IS TO SERVING YOU BETTER WAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY
VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Mr.AHMED BELLO

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