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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters22@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:24:49 +0100
Subject: Positive Development for the check


Hello Dear,
Good day, how are you today? I am writing to inform you that
I received your email. I have been expecting to hear from you since my
boss traveled to Japan for investment projects and left a bank draft of
$1,000,000.00 for me to forward to you as soon as you contact me for it.

However considering the fact that the bank draft is about to expire and
Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of the issuing Bank told me that before the
draft will get to your hand that it will expire.I spent only $3,000 for
conversion of the check,so the total amount left after conversion is
$997,000.00 So I told him to cash the $1,000,000.00 USD UNITED STATES
DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds. All the necessary
arrangement of delivering the $$997,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in
cash to your address was made with FALCON TRUST SECURITY COMPANY.
Mr.
Ahmed Zafa the Director of the Bank has packaged the sum of $997,000.00
USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash for you. He also agreed to help you
register the Consignment with FALCON TRUST SECURITY COMPANY. In fact I
thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes
normally.
As for our agreement with the FALCON TRUST SECURITY COMPANY
COMPANY they promised that your consignment will leave by next week, but
the Director of the FALCON TRUST SECURITY COMPANY COMPAN said that they
need your delivery address to enable them meet up with you immediately
the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country. Please Falcon Trust Security
Company below.

ATTN: Dr. Brown Smith
EMAIL:-
falcontrustsecbenin@excite.fr
Please, Send them your contacts
information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your
country with your BOX. This is what they need from you.
1. YOUR FULL
NAME
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3. YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Please make
sure you send th is needed information to the Maneger of FALCON TRUST
SECURITY COMPANY Dr. Brown Smith, with the address given to you
above.
Note. The FALCON TRUST SECURITY COMPANY doesn\'t know the
contents of the Box.It was registered as a BOX containing photographic
films material. They don\'t know that it contains money. This is to
avoid them tampering with the BOX. Do not let them know that money is in
that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response. Please keep me updated
in all development.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Jim Peters




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