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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: sam emilio <samemilio017@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:46:33 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFIARS ZIMBABWE DEAR SIR/MADAM,I am Mr samuel Emilio An accountant in the department of land affairs in Zimbabwe, our department have been allocated with some fund to continue with the assisting the black farmers whom have acquired farm during land reformed program by the president MR ROBERT MUGABE that took place in 2002-2003.I and the managing director of the department have fiddle with the budget and collected USD 7.4m,which we shared equally and I got USD $3.7m,which is why am writing to for assistance to transfer this sum out of my country, and hopefully with your help again venture in investment opportunities. Should you find interest in assisting me ,I will then handover my resignation so that I and my family whom are currently in Republic of South Africa will make an arrangement to relocate to your country ,since our country is on terrible state with our economy is dropping down every single day.If you are willing to assist me, you can contact me through my personal my email address for now, and please include your contact details TEL/FAX NUMBER.PLEASE KEEP THIS CONFIDENTIAL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I.Yours trulyMR SAMUEL EMILIO
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