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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS SARAH OWEN" <sarah_owen03@biz.by>
Reply-To: sarah_owen102@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 08:48:01 -0700
Subject: Dear Beloved In Christ ,


*Dear Beloved In Christ ,

I am Sarah Owen from Melbourne Australia.I am a 76 year old childless
widow and recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the
next 4 months due to my liver ailment.
Am a christain have a deposit of $3.8 Million (Three Million Eight hundred
thousand
U.S. Dollars) with a security company here in Australia.
I want you to invest this fund for GOD's work on CHARITY in your area.In
short I want
it to be used for the betterment of humanity.I am taking this desicion
because I don't have a child that will inherit this money and I do not
trust my relatives because they have being bad to me since the onset of
my ailment.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall inform my attorney to assist
you as to how you shall take over the funds from the security firm which you
shall use for the establishment of the charity ventures to the Glory of God
almighty.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

God bless
Mrs Sarah .
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