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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: sandra kabokai <sandi_kabokai@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:15:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DEAR ,IS VERY URGENT


DEAR SIR,

HOW IS YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR BUSINESS HOPE EVERY THING IS ALRIGHT , SIR I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM THOUGH IT IS NOT PROBLEM THAT WAY , BUT IT IT JUST SOMETHING WHICH ONE MUST UNDER GO IN LIFE.

SIR, LIKE I TOLD YOU ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO IS IN THE SAME PLACE WITH YOU THAT KNOWS YOUR CAPABILITY GAVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT YOU CAN HANDEL MY PROJECT,

MEANWHILE YOU WILL GET 30% OF THE MONEY IF WE CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE IT WAS DEPOSITED BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, AS A FARMILY TRSURE BUT THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IT $ 33.2USD, PLEASE IS IS VERY CORNFIDENTIAL IT IS ONLY YOU AND THE LAWYER THAT KNOWS THE CONTENT OF THE BOX NOW , PLEASE FOR SECURITY REASON JUST KEEP THIS AS A SICRITE BETWEEN US.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO COME AND JUST STAND AS A FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER TO MY LATE FATHER AND YOU WILL HAVE THAT WEALTH UNDER YOUR CONTROL AFTER THAT I AND MY BROTHER WILL COME OVER THERE SO THAT WE CAN NOW DO SOME INVESTMENTS WITH THE MONEY OVER THERE.

SIR THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE YOU ARE JUST GOING TO STAND FOR IT ALONE SO YOU PLAESE HELP ME AND MY FARMILY I WILL BE GREATFULL FOR THE HELP.

YOURS
SAM KABOKAI
FOR THE FAMILY.


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