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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 united states 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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: "Jeff Green" <jeff_green@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: jeff_green_1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 09:45:36 +0100
Subject: Hello Good Day


FROM Mr. Mr Jeff Green
Manager: Prudential Insurance Company
LONDON UK Hello,I'm Mr Jeff Green, a representative of Prudential Insurance
Company, I have a sensitive and private brief message from the Senior
Executives of this top Company in need of your partnership to re-profile
funds amounting to US$45M (Forty Five Million United States Dollars).
BELONGING TO ONE LATE MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN. I will let you have the
details, but in summary, the fund would be paid in your name as the NEXT OF
KIN to the deceased LATE MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN.
Please I need the following:1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS / COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. BANK ACCOUNT (WHERE YOU WILL WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED INTO)
5. YOUR AGE AND SEX.After successful concussion of this transaction, we
shall share the money 50-50 (50% for you and 50% for me). I await your good
response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require you to maintain the
confidentiality of this transaction because it is important due to the fact
that I am still in active services to the PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Your
earliest response to this matter is very important.
Yours truly,Mr Jeff Green
Manager: Prudential Insurance Company
LONDON UK

Anti-fraud resources:

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