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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:
  • "top secret" (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: Mr Sahin Serhat <sahinserhat30@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sahinserhat_2007@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:54:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Respectful One


Sahin Serhat Gurbuz
Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (K.G.O.C.)
P.O.Box 9919
61010 Ahmadi - Kuwait
C.R. 877

Good day to you.

This is to bring to your knowledge a business transaction that will be of mutual benefit to you and I. I am Sahin Serhat Gurbuz, I am an accountant at the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company(K.G.O.C.) in Kuwait. It was established February 10, 2002.I report directly to the Chairman of the company Ustaz Abdul Hadi Marzouk AL-Awad.

The chairman Ustaz Abdul Hadi Marzouk AL-Awad has a "dollar safe" which I have access to. I have secretely been able to package the sum of US$120Million as consignment via one of our diplomatic ship to a Finance/security firm for safekeeping.

I am presently in our London branch, hence this is the right time to have this done for me. I want you to assist me in handling this money as I am still in active duty.I want you to know that this is a top secrete and you should keep it to yourself.

Let me know if you will be able to handle this amount on my behalf and also let me know the taxation rate in your country.Please send me a response to let me know if you will be able to invest this money on my behalf in real estate in your country. You should send your full names,contact telephone number and contact address.

We will discuss the sharing modalities when I hear from you.
I will let you know more about this as soon as I hear from you.Once again keep this as a secrete whether you want to help me or not.
Regards,
Sahin Serhat Gurbuz,

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