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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Barret Matthew <matthewbarret91@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <matthewbarret_banker@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 18:18:03 +0000
Subject: Hello Gibson.



Mr.Matthew Barret14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road, Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK. I am Mr. Matthew Barret a British citizen and I am 43yrs of age, I am married with three Children, I work with Barclays Bank London UK. I am the Account officer of Mr. Brian Gibson who died on the recent bomb blast which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005. Mr. Brian Gibson was National of your country and an expertriate with British House of Common,he was our Client with Account Number 98860038 has left the sum of Five Million Five hundred thousand Pounds Sterling ( 5,500.000.00) which he deposited with us before his untimely death.Before his death he was a contractor with the british house of common. I have tried to locate his relative after his death but could not,i therefore seek for your consent and assistance to stand as his next of kin so that his money be transferred to your account since i could not locate any of his relative.For your Assistance you will receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will have 60%. If you are interested in this transaction i will like you to contact me as soon as possible so that i will give you more information on how it will be done. Treat with utmost confidentiality. Yours sincerely, Mr.Matthew Barret.




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