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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.LOHROFF PERRON" <mr.lohroff.perron@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 10:34:37 +0200
Subject: HELLO


Dear Sir/MadamMy name is MR.LOHROFF PERRON I am about to retire from my work before the end of next year. I write to inform you of my intention to invest in Hotel or any other business in your country , and to request to you to assists me carrying out feasibility studies on location, type and estimation on how much it will cost to establish a three star hotel, either by outright purchase, or already existing but dilapidated one and renovate or setting up a new one entirely.If you sincerely carry out this survey, and give me a feed back as early as possible, I will give you the power of attorney to build & manage the hotel on my behalf, Pending my retirement next year. I have twenty million United State Dollars (US$20,000,000.00) . I deposited this in a Finance company outside the country.I am presently down with sickness as a result of my old age but I have been assured by my doctor that I will be fine and back to work soon.Please do let me know if you are capable of handling all these. I will be expecting your reply as soon as possible.Please if you are interested forward to me your FULL NAME: SEX: COMPANY IF ANY: FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: PHONE: FAX: COUNTRY:CITY: Thanks MR.LOHROFF PERRON
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