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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: gunawan_hadi1@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:35:18 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT!!!


Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am Gunawan Hadi, an external security auditor
of
HALIFAX SECURITY STORAGE PTY. It happened that I got
this secret from
a friend of mine who is among the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agents (ICEA) in
IRAQ .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.

Two US soldiers from
the 3rd Infantry Division
deposited a box on behalf of unknown personnel
with
our company in Iraq during the war but were dead on
duty. Since
this deposit was not made on their name
and the real depositor was no
where to be found and
suspected dead, I wish to solicit your partnership
to
come forward for this claim. This consignment contains
($32.5
millions dollars) Thirty-Two million Five
Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars.

I secured the information of the consignment from the
jacket
file now I have used my VETO POWER to move it
to our branch Security
Company in Jakarta Indonesia
which I did not let them know about the
contents in
the box, so it was deposited as family treasures
for
security reasons but i can not be able to lay hands on
the
consignment as a staff of the company.

If you are trustworthy and
reliable I will allow you
to communicate with the security company
direct upon
the receipt of your reply also include your full name
and
phone number in order to know what step to take
and to give you the
details of the transaction.

I am ready to go 50/50 with you and will
give you all
necessary information to come forward for the claiming
of
this consignment


Thanks,

Yours sincerely,
Gunawan Hadi

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