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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Shamim Alavi <salavi2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rey_ahmed223@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:53:43 +0000
Subject: urgent reply



Attn,Our names are Shamim and Gloria Alavi from Ivory Coast by nationality. We are writing you in respect of our consignment which is at Ghana presently now We are asking for your aid to assist us receive it, since the present beneficiary name (MRWILLIAM MOAN) who is suppose to receive it gave up the ghost during a motor accident.

Right now the diplomat named by DR.GEORGE AKWETEE is at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana, waiting for me to instruct him whom next he can deliver the consignment to, so I am calling for your help to assist me receive the consignment and sent for me and my sister to come over. The content of the box is 9.5 million US Dollars and some quantity of Diamond I can`t really specify. But the diplomat do not know the content of the truck box so please do not disclose the content to him.

We are going to compensate you with 15% of the amount if you help us.As soon as you receive my e -mail please do feelfree to ask me for more information that you may require.
Please i need your help; I don’t want to loose the money. Upon your reply to my proposal i will forward to you the contact details of the diplomat so that you can call him and discuss everything about the delivery of the consignment to you.Expecting your reply as soon as possible.Thanks and God bless youShamim and Gloria Alavi
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