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

Fraud email example:

From: Andrew Lee <andrw_lee2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <andrewlee_nov@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:38:04 +0800
Subject: personal please



Dear sir . I got your contact during my search on the Internet. My name is ANDREW LEE, a manager of a branch of (I.C.B.C) INDUSTRAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA here in Hong Kong. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the manager of the Branch of the bank, it my duty to send financial reports to my head office. On the course of the last year 2006 end of the of the year report, I discovered that my branch which I am the manager made Ten Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars(10,500.000.00) of which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of it. I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need to assure you that there are practically no risks involv!
ed in this. It is going to be a bank-to bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. Reply to:andrewlee_nov@yahoo.comWith regards, Andrew Lee Hong Kong Tel:+ 852 66785373
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