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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: william scot <williamscot01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <william_smit03@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:52:00 +0000
Subject: William scot







Dear Partner


I am in need of your assistance. My name is Sgt. William Scot. Am a member of the U.N. British Security Council from Basra in Iraq.We have about Twenty-five Million US dollars that we moved out of Iraq. My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust.It is oil money and it is legal.We have securely moved the funds to Italy and now we need help in investing the money. Will you help us? I am in London right now.We will pay for your assistance. You will be given 30% for helping us.The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your fifty percent out and keep our own fifty percent. Your own part of this project is to find a safe place where the funds can be kept and invested. If you have any good business ideas or need funds for investment let me know more about it. If you are interested,I will need your full name, Telephone number, private and secure email address.So that i can send you more details and how to begin the process; I will be waiting for your phone call, email or fax.
Thank you for your time.

Yours Faithfully,
Sgt William Scot




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