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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mark evis <marksing304@live.fr>
Reply-To: <marksing75@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:10:17 +0100
Subject: Private & Confidential



NAME:MR.MARK EVIS GLOBAL FINANCIAL ANDSECURITY COMPANY LIMITEDBURKINA FASOWEST AFRICA. THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH YOU,I APOLOGISE USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS/TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONFIDENCIALITY AND PROMPT ACCESS REPOSED ON THIS MEDIUM. IT IS WITH TRUST THAT I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS MATTER MY NAME IS MR.MARK EVIS THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND SECURITIY COMPANY LIMITED BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA . THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF( US$18.500) MILLION DOLLARS. SAID BOX WAS DEPOSITED BY AN SADDAM HUSSEN, MEN. FOR MORE DETAILS http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

GOING BY THE USUAL STATUTORY RULES GOVERNING OUR OPERATION,THE BOX SHALL BE HANDED OVER TO THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AS AN UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DETAILS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU. I SHALL FURNISH YOU UP WITH ALL THE NECCESSARY INFORMATION NEEDED, I WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. SINCERELYMR.MARK EVISTHANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERA
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