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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: "mrs.grace1@terra.es" <mrs.grace1@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:14:21 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Greetings From Mrs Grace Ali



Greetings From Mrs Grace Ali


PARTNERSHIP REQUEST VERY URGENT

I am (Mrs Grace Ali) a widow wife of late chief (Mohamed Ali) from Ashanti region Ghana in West Africa with four children.

We own a local Gold and Diamond mining company and coco farm here in Ashanti region before my late husband surden death.Since then my late husband brothers has been treatning to kill me and gain acess to my late husband wealth.

Hence dear i request your assistance today as joint partners to enable me transfer $35.5 Million usd into your account for investment purpose in your country with 250kg Gold dust for sale. then i and my family will come down to join with you.upon your urgent reply i shall feed you with more details and i promise to reward you with 15% upon your faithful assistance to secure this funds till we arrive and keep this top secret as my foreign partner/trustee.

More also, you will help me to secure a property to buy immediate we come down and still help us for resident permit to live peacefuly in your country if this is okay by you please in your return mail include your full names/address phone and fax number for easy communication and i will be very glad to meet with you in person.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Grace Ali
God Bless,













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