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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:
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: peter mba <tinopeters19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tinopeters75@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:46:53 +0200
Subject: Reply Immediately



United Bank For Africa
Eastern Zonal Office.
27:10:2007

Greetings,

I discovered a dormant account in my office, as Regional Manager of United Bank for Africa. It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth Twenty Five Million USD in an account offshore. If you can be a collaborator/partner to this please indicate interest immediately for us to proceed. Remember this is absolutely confidential, as I am seeking your assistance as the
beneficiary of this unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate a foreign account, Your contact phone numbers and name will be necessary for this effect, I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
My Regards,
Mr.Peter Mba.


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