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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:
  • "million pounds" (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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • at2008private@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Collins Moore <aft5real26@yahoo.com.mx>
Reply-To: at2007private@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:21:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: URGENT


From Mr.Collins Moore
With due respect and confidence, I am contacting you individually to seek your foreign assistance in the transaction of the sum of GBP £30 Million Pounds Sterling which I hope that you will contact me at your earliest convenient for this business transaction.

I am the Auditor General and Chairman, Audit Committee Bank here in London and with your sincere assistant and co-operation,I have determined to work this deal with you if you can do the business.

At the moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received.

Please take a moment of your time schedules to read this and send your response for further information concerning this transaction or email:-[at2008private@yahoo.com]

I assure you that this deal is worth taking and highly profitable.

Thank you for your time and attention.
Regards,
Mr.Collins Moore.








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