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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: viney marius <vmarius74@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <lunamarius1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:51:29 +0200
Subject: Utmost urgency




Could you please help lodge a floating sum of US$5,500,000.00 FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDREN THOUSAND DOLLARS) belonging to a deceased customer but the name has been noticed unclaimed in our audit archive.Excuse me the inconvineneces for we don’t know each other but with God all things are possible.

I am Mr VINEY MARIUS, the bill and exchange manager in one of the banks here in COTE D'IVOIRE.
This is a very confidential and urgent finacial notification for you. As one of the key officers in the bank, I am obliged to notify you, since you have the same name with the late beneficiary that this fund will be paid into your account for us to share in 50/50 propotion, all I need from you is unity of purpose, honesty and you will promise me that you will not made away with this money.

Then you will be assigned/appeared to be paid from the Government reserved bond for the month of June-July 2007. Please no risk is involved as you will be backed for the safety of the funds. Most importantly, the fund is forefeited to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills in accordance with our bank policy( 2 Years)In this effect I have made all verification and perfected arrangement for a clean and successful execution of the transaction within few days of you engagement. So there is no risk involved. I require you treat this letter with the utmost urgency.

Best Regards


Mr VINEY MARIUS
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