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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "sabemmanuel@terra.es" <sabemmanuel@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 03:54:42 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam



Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr Emmanuel Liman senior branch Manager of Union
Bank Plc in LAGOS Nigeria.Iam contacting you to assist in the claim of
someoutstanding sum of money which was left by one of my very good clients
whodied in a AF4590 plane crash on his way to america after he left
nigeria tosee his family in germany. This client Christian Eich was an engineer
withone of the foremost construction firms here in Nigeria.

He left no knownnext of kin and all our attempts to trace someone related to him to
whom wecould pay the money have met a dead end.I have now personally decided
tocontact you to stand on behalf of the family so I can present you as
his next of kin using my influence as a senior Manager of this bank. The
amountinvolved is USD10 .3 million (Ten million three hundred thousand United
States Dollars) which is the account balance.

You can view the website for more details on the death of the man
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I look forward to hearing from you with your full name and address and
contact phone number asap.

Yours faithfully
Mr Emmanuel Liman





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