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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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 united states 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: Tony Clarke <tonclarkemails1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:06:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Investment proposal


Beloved,

Kindly permit me to seek your understanding for a transaction of mutual benefit.

Actually I do not know you but I got your email from the Internet in my dire need to seek a possible ways of investing the sum of Fifteen Million United States dollars Only ($15m) in your country or elsewhere where the incident of Tax is very low.

If you will be able to assist me, all that is require of you is for you to provide a suitable account into which the fund will be remittance.

On the successful completion of the fund transfer into your account, I wish to let you know that 5% of the total fund should be mapped out for any Charity organisation we shall both agree upon, you or the owner of the account you shall provide will be compensated with 25%, while I get 65% for myself. The remaining 5% will be set aside to cmpliment any local or International Taxes and other miscellaneous expenses in either of us shall inccur in the course of this project.

If this is acceptable by your goodself, I will be looking forward to receiving your details to commence the documentation of the fund in your name and favour as the beneficiary before it is remitted into your account.

Details required from you are are;

Your full names and a copy of your Identification
Your Address
Your direct Telephone number
The account details into which you want the fund remitted.

Thanks for your anticipated understanding and cooperation.

Tony Clarke


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