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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)
  • "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS SARA ROMMEL <mrs_sararommel2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs_sarommel@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:10:56 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend.



Dear Friend. I am Mrs Maria Sara Akim from Phillippine, the only wife to Mr Akim Rommel,Phillipine Cocoa importer who died in the Plane Crash during his business trip to Benin:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html I inherited a total sum of $12 million dollars from my late husband, as the next of kin to my late husband The presure from my decease husband's family for this money has made me to transfer the Mettalic Package Containing the Money to a Security & Delivery company in Cote D'ivoire Registered as Maria's Valuables.This means that the company does not know the content of this Package that was transfered from Phillipines to Cote D 'ivoire. I am interested to invest this fund with your company and I am interested to invest in your country . kindly forward all your companys activities to me for immediate decission on the investment program,before I will make your name available to the security Company in Cote D'ivoire as my partner/Beneficiary of the Maria's Valuables. Anticipating your immediate reply. Best regards, Mrs Maria S.Akim.
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