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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Luca Mr.Luca" <lucapeggy17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <www_luca_peggy@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:29:21 +0000
Subject: Capital Management



FROM:THE DESK OF MR.LUCA PEGGY, CITI BANK UNITED KINGDOM, THE WORLDS LOCAL BANK.332 Oxford Street, London W1C 1JFUNITED KINGDOM.
Attention,

I am Mr.Luca Peggy, Group Accountant in well-knownBank,here in London ,England .However,I have alreadySent you this same letter by post one month ago, but Iam not sure that the letter promptly get to you,sinceI have not heard from you, hence my resenting itagain.

I discovered a dormant account in my office, as GroupAccountant with Citi United Bank (UK). It will be inmy interest to transfer this fund worth of £26,000,000.00Pounds. Twenty Six Million British Pounds Sterling. Which is equivalent to $51,000,000.00USD Fifty One Million United State Dollars in an account offshore. Can you be my partner?

Regards and respect,Mr.Luca Peggy.
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