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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Maya HERLINA <maya_herlina_2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 10:13:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Please, read me my dear.


Dear,
How are you? With hope that you and your family are fine. I know this
letter will come to you as a surprise; i just hope and pray that you will
understand and be of assistance to me. The story of my life is so sad,
but i am hoping you can bring back joy, love and affection back into my life.

I am Miss Maya Herlina, from Indonesia . I lost my parents and all my
family in the Tsunami Disaster, 26Th Dec. 2004. It’s difficult to forget
this day in my life. I am the only survivor in my family because i was away to
college in Jakarta when it happened. Since then i have tried to live on
my own, without anybody to call my family, each dayof my life i face lot
of trauma. I don't want to tell you so much about my life story because
you never caused my predicament, but just need you to help me relocate my
trust fund which my late father kept for me in a safe deposit with a FINANCE
company here in Jakarta.

The amount involved is $3.6 Million Dollars. I want you to help me
contact the company in Jakarta , that you are my late father's associate, so
that the safe deposit can be release to you. I don't have any experience to
manage this sum of money.

Please help me to be my investment manager to make this money useful to
me, so that i can have hope for good future, continue my education and live
a normal life again. You can have 30% of this, while i have 70% in our
joint investments. I want to move out of Indonesia as quickly as possible to
meet with you after you have received the fund, because each day i live in
trauma and fear of another possible Tsunami. Please dear friend, i trust in
you do not abandon me in this my situation. Help me now. I hope to get your
reply. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you the detail and how the
business will be executed, your immediate response and cooperation is
highly appreciated with
lots of love.
Miss Maya Herlina


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