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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • ",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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jennifer pui <jennifer_puii@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jenpuiii@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:00:00 -0400
Subject: CAN YOU?



Dear Respondent,I am Mrs Jennifer Pui, Director of Operations of the Hang Seng Bank Plc Ltd,Sai Wan Ho Branch,Central Hong Kong.I have an obscured business suggestion for you.Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, a cousin of Saddam Hussein and the man thought to have ordered the 1988 chemical attack on Iraqi Kurds,killing thousands, made a numbered fixed deposit for 82 calendar months,with a value of Fourteen million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$14,500,000.) only in my branch.Ali Hassan was sentenced by the Iraqi Supreme Law court on Sunday 24th of june 2007. Ali Hassan is to die by Hanging.The funds are safe and unclaimed because he left no information about any next of kin .I also have full access to his account.I say we share in ratio of 65% for me and 35% for you.I need a foriegner to help in this project because I cannot do this alone.My duty in this project is to cover up and there shall never be any traces,trust me.All I need is your cooperation and trust, all this could be concluded in less than a week.Regards, Jennifer Pui.
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