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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: James Ovia <operations82@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <operations661@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:39:38 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT:US$8,500,000.00



Attn: We hereby confirmed receipt of part payment of US$8,500,000.00 dollars only, into our official ESCROW account with the HSBC Bank in London by order of the African Development Bank (ADB) incharge of Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on Overdue Contract / Next of Kin payments in Africa, as indicated in our database. Kindly provide us with the below information by email attachment, to reconfirm your details in our database for immediate remittance into your designated account; Beneficiary name:........................................................................... Address:....................................................................................... Tel:............................................. *Fax:......................................... Receiving Bank:.............................................................................. Address:........................................................................................ Bank Routing Number:............................ Swift Code:....................... Account number:............................................................................. We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you to STOP any further communication with your associate in any of the African countries for they contributed 100% hindrances to the release of your
funds. Our final fund release order will be forwarded to our operational paying bank in Europe,for immediate transfer of your allocation into your designated account upon receipt and official re-confirmation of your information in our database.reply ASAP. Fund will be retrieved to treasury after ten (10) business days of this notice. Yours in service,Mr. James Ovia.Manager, Foreign operations Dept.Allocation Payment

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