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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million united states 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: jh gh <nx.31x@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <maxwell_adams_desmond2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 02:22:26 +0000
Subject: I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST


My Dear ,

First and foremost,I must solicit your strictest confidennce in this transaction and i pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine aproval considering the facts we have not known each other before.I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Maxwell Adams Desmond from Nigeria.I am also 32 years old and the second son of Chife Titu Desmond.Before my father's death he was a crude oil merchant in nigeria.My late father died on his way traveling to warri along with my elder brother by accident.My brother died on the spot while he was taken to the hospital for medical treatment which he later died after three months. Before his death he reavealed to me about the consignment containing the sum of US$15.5million united states dollars.Which he deposited with a reliable and Trustworthy Finance Company in Oversea for safekeeping.My father didnot disclose the content of the consignment to the Finance Company to aviod the officials from raising eye brows to the fund. I want to invest this money oversea,My late father once told me that it is dangerous to invest the money in africa,due to market instability coupled with bad economics, and political instability facing africa countries,That is why i want to invest this money oversea. Note:For your mutual assistance,Myself have agreed to offer you 30% of the total money for your assistance,I have the document which is the Certificate Of Deposit which i will send to you on resquest.I Have never dislosed this to anyone apart from you.So you have to keep this trasaction as a top secret to yourself alone.I want you to forward to me your direct tel and fax number for more informations about this transaction. Best Regards,Maxwell Adams Desmond.
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