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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:
  • "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: "Papa dogoli." <dogoli_joe1940@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: joe_dogoli1940@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 21:59:17 +0100
Subject: I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU .

Good_day ,
I am looking for your co-operation in building a Tourist Hotel or Real Estate in your country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business.I
need an experienced person like you to assist me to set up develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing
in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually.


Furthermore I have with fuguciary firm $2.5million dollars for said investment,Contact me for unward arrangment if you no that this amount will be better for the said investment or to any investment you may have inmind as i don't have more than this amount to invest, I will tell you more about my self when hearing from you,
Regard
Papa Dogoli.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam