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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: "stelcraven@aol.com" <stelcraven29@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: stelcraven@aol.com
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:56:42 +0100
Subject: Where are you, am waiting for your reply.


Hi Dear

I have contacted a lawyer who will give you legal power to act on my behalf
with the delivery through UPS.COM, deliveryman can be ready at anytime to
deliver my p.a.c.k.a.g.e to you at home if you agree. My name is Isabella
Brando- I am 22years old girl- i got your email from a contact directory
Please can you help me to receive/claim a p.a.c.k.a.g.e that is still being
secured by a c.ompany it was deposited with since 16/Nov/2003 which belongs
to my deceased father? Believably and to the best of my knowledge, the
p.a.c.k.a.g.e has a sealed b.o.x inside that contains 4.1 Million US
D.o.l.l.a.r.s but the c.ompany securing it doesn't know it contains c.a.s.h
This is 100% risk free and it can't be opened by customs because its not a
normal package, custom must be legally authorized to open it.

You only need to act as INTENDED BENEFICIARY that i am suppose to be, i have
seen a lawyer who has offered to pay for s.h.i.p.m.e.n.t. I need your help
in the following ways: (1)Talk to the c.ompany to send it to you OR go there
to claim it. (2)To guide me through on how I can invest the m.o.n.e.y and
further my education, i dropped out of school shortly after daddy died.

Finally we need to know each other better, Give me your contact before we
continue:

1. Your phone, fax number

2. Full name

3. Home, office address

4. Age

5. Occupation

Once you have collected it then we can talk about sharing, you can suggest a
percentage in your reply. The lawyer will give you relevant papers and
i.n.f.o.r.m.a.tion necessary for you to contact the company I believe this
process would be concluded within 7 days you Signify interest to assist me.
Hope i can trust you though I am presently in London, Communicate your
response to me as soon as you can.



Remain blessed. Isabella Brando.

55a Nigel Road, Peckham, London SE15 4NP,UK

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