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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Samuel Nguma" <s_nguma@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 03:54:26 +0700
Subject: Bussiness investment

Dear Sir,

I crave your indulgence in reading through my message. I am Mr. Samuel Nguma from Zimbabwe. I got your e-mail during one of my numerous searches for a reliable person to lead me in investing some huge amount of money with me in a flourishing business. I decided to contact you for this proposal while believing it will be of great benefit to both of us.

To enlighten you on this, I am a novice having no prior knowledge of business but will like to invest in your already existing company/firm. I will be investing Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($8.5M dollars) which is an inheritance from my late father. My father was a political activist who was killed while fighting to liberate my people from a tyrant leader.

If you are interested in this proposal, kindly reply soonest to enable me give you a detailed explanation of how we are to proceed. I need your mutual co-operation and understanding while we work out plans on how the funds will be secured into an account over there in your name. Upon acceptance, we will be meeting in Bangkok Thailand for a formal meeting for us to

outline plans and avenues through which we are to follow while you see the fund and know exactly what I am talking about.As I sought to go through you in investing this money, I wish to inform you that I am

currently in Thailand where I am seeking refuge in asylum camp. I will be relying on you in investing the fund in a flourishing and lucrative investment especially in a private sector. I look forward to your kind and positive response.

Sincerely yours
Mr. Samuel Nguma

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