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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:
  • ",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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: lee margret <leemargret7@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <leemargret@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:55:49 +0100
Subject: INTERESTED TO INVESTMENTS ON YOUR BUSINESS.



From: Mrs. Lee Margret Introduction,
Good Day INTERESTED TO INVESTMENTS ON YOUR BUSINESS.

Hello, It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son Mack,intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of U.S dollars($35,000,000.00) which my late Husband kept in a Security Company.
(AS FAMILYTREASURE/VALUABLES ) for security reasons before he was assasinated by unknown persons.Now I and my son decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us claim and retrieve these fund from the Security Company and ask them to send it to your country for investment purposes on these areas:

1). Telecommunication 2). Transport industry 3). Five star hotel4] Real Estates5) Production compaines6) Indursties7) Marketing/ distributions of products
If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund,and also you should fell free and get back to me is urgent for verbal discussion with you on how we are going to do the transaction with you. I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Mrs.Lee Margret
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