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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)
  • "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)
  • "very 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)
  • "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: Mohit Papao <mohitpapao123@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:31:30 +0100
Subject: Read/Reply.

From: Mr. Mohit Papao Raffin
Add: Elsa-Diamond field office
2nd floor building, Ruwenzori
Boulevard du.

Hello,
How are you today? My name is Mohit Papao Raffin,I got your contact
from your country directory and I am contacting you for a very discreet business
arrangement.
I want to move/transfer the sum of One Hundred and Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($108,500,000.00) from Coin Vault to your
country for investment use but I do not have anybody to help me hence I decided
to take the courage to search for a contact through internet.

Please if you’re rightful subscriber of this mailbox, kindly reply
back to me and send your personal email, telephone number and time to call you for
more details, but you must keep our discussions very confidential.

Yours faithfully,
Mohit P. Raffin.

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