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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: albert mbeki <mralbertmbeki@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <albertmbeki@yahoo.dk>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:13:34 -0400
Subject: Attn:..........






ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O

My name is mr Albert Mbeki,the first son of late Sheik Mbeki
al_khoei from Iraq.

He was among the the innocents civilian citizen that
where
murdered during the current US led war to topple Saddam Hussein in my
country.Before then he was the founder of his "Islamic scholars
orginisation" until his sudden death. My father before his death,was
about to built a mosque for his members the Islamic scholars organization,which he was about concluding the arrangements and the
commencement, unfortunately he met his sudden death from the a strayed
bomb of the US soldiers that hits the place my father was having
prayers in our town and took the life of my beloved father and mentor.
But it seems as if he foresaw his death.After his death , his lawyer now
came and read his will to the entire family.This is the will

"DEAR SON
"IN
MY ABSENT IN THIS SINFULLY WORLD , MAY I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM
OF ($27.9 MILLION DOLLARS).which l deposited with a security company in
THAILAND with the security code.l left the security code number with
your mother, my son since Mbeki work is by spiritual call , if you
can't carry on with it , you can look for a foreigner that will help
you to transfer the money for proper investment and management.

And
so with the above information you can see that the future of my family
and l relies on this money. So presently l am now in THIALAND with my
mother and two sister as refugee since THIALAND financial law states
that no refuge will be allowed to have any monetary investment except
that you become citizen l was left with no option than to look for a
reliable somebody outside the country that will help me to transfer
this very money.


l know that you will be surprised where l got your address, l got
it from your country email address , l want to assure you that this
money is made for the family and my late father was not a Political
leader and has never serve the government either .So there is no risk
involved .

l will assure into partnership with you or give you
your own percentage of 30% pending on the one you choose.After you help
to transfer this money so l will welcome your kind assistance to
facilitate my family Quick exit from THIALAND because we are suffering
here while my late father left behind him a reasonable sum of money for
us.

Regards
l expects your urgent reply
Mr ALBERT MBEKI

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