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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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: "GREAT NEWS!!!" <bsoso@myway.com>
Reply-To: pan2john@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:03:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject:


Dear Friend,Greeting and how are doing? Based on our last correspondence and my inability to reply back your last mail was as a result that I traveled out of my vicinity to a local area where I had no access to Internet communication and hence I couldn't reply back.Good news! Upon my arrival home to check my mail, I discovered an already sent mail from One Mr. Gordon Pell, who claims to be the Manager of affiliated bank responsible for our payment informing me that our funds is duly processed and approved checkment thereafter asking me to reconfirm your account details, Cell/Telephone numbers and contact address but quite unfortunate before I traveled, I deleted all my past correspondent with you for security reasons, in core, I need you to reconfirmation the requested info's as demanded respectively which I believe will enhance smooth transfer of our funds US$18. 2M to your nominated bank account without delay this time around. According to Mr, Gorden Pell who informed me
that the our funds is going to be transferred batch by batch US$5M until the money is all finally confired in your nominated bank account.Have a wonderful day and looking forward to your urgent response.Regards,Panchal

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