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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ENG DAVID JOSEPH <david.joseph52@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:20:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT


Mr Jurgen Umer
Thanks for your mail, because of the content of your mail my concern now is that i will make sure that every thing will be handle accordly/legally so that your fund must be delivered to you,

But the only thing is that you neeed to understand that you are dealing with the right person now and every thing will be doing legally,

But i have no time to waste if you know that you are not ready to proceed at this time just tell me, but if you are send your info for another step, thanks and wait for your urgent reply.

Regard
Eng.David Joseph.
Chairman Contract
Award Panel D.Senegal.




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