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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (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: "Mr. Richard Williams" <rich025x@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: rich02x@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:01:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Beloved,


Dear Beloved,
Greetings to you, am Mr. Richard Williams, 58 years old from OSLO in NORWAY.
I write to seek for a mutual assistance from you, well to make you less curious, I saw your contact in my search on internet, so I felt like contacting you if you could stand as a new Beneficiary for me, in other to assist me make claim of my fund worth Millions of Dollars in Barclays Bank Plc London.
Being a shareholder, I have many valuable assets; I would have loved to do this myself, but Due to ill Health I have been Esophageal cancer, it has defiled all forms of medical treatment and according to the
Medical experts it is a terminal illness so I do not know how much longer I have to live.
I have made contact with My Accounting officer at Barclays Bank Plc concerning how the Money will be claimed and transferred to your custody since am unable to come in person, and I was informed that who ever person coming to make claim on my behalf should get in contact with him so that he tell you the necessary requirement needed to make claim of the Money.
For all your good efforts you will receive 20% of the Funds and must disburse the rest based on instructions. I want you to understand my seriousness in this case and if you can handle the job kindly contact me immediately matter so that I give you all the necessary details of whom to contact at Barclays Bank Plc, London.
I have the Certificate of Deposit with me; please contact me ASAP so that we can discuss more.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mr. Richard Williams.

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