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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mike andre <mikeandre03@live.fr>
Reply-To: <mr_mikeandre007@voila.fr>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:58:57 +0100
Subject: Contact


Dear Sir/Madam
I am manager of one of the leading company in South Benin in my company we
discovered an abandoned large sum of money (US$14.7M) belonging to one of
our Foreign Customer Mr. William Barnes an American Nationality, a
businessman, who involved in air crash along with his family. You can
confirm from the website below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/egyptair/article/0,,196602,00.html.
I am seeking for your Co-operation to front you as the beneficiary of the
funds. No beneficiary, No other person knows about these funds
neither operate this account since his death. The Strategy is to use our
influence as managers of the company to approve you as the beneficiary and
release the funds over to you. So if you are interested please reply with
your full name, Address, telephone and fax number for further clarification.
Regards.
Mr. Mike

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