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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)
  • "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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "allenford005 Gazeta.pl" <allenford005@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: allenford@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:13 +0100
Subject: Allen & Ford. (LLP


Allen & Ford. (LLP)
Private Consultants.
One New Change London EC4M9QQ.


Attention CEO,

I am Allen Ford, a private consultant for very eminent personnel's in the
Asian and Middle East region. These personnel's have appointed me to source
on their behalf a credible foreigner with whom they can jointly entrust a
reasonable amount of money, which will be channeled into a highly lucrative
business venture. They have $12million (Twelve Million United States
dollars) transferred to Europe. They request strict confidentiality due to
their public service nature, they prefer to be anonymous hence I have been
given the mandate to source for some one of high business experience with
very good reputation. This is the proposal in summary:

1. My client (s) who are top politicians/government officials in the Asian
and Middle East region want the funds to be invested through a
well-established businessman abroad who can front for them without
disclosing their true identity.

2. All that is required is your willingness to invest this money for them in
a highly lucrative business venture under strict profitable monitoring.

3. A power of attorney will be given to you to manage these funds on their
behalf.

4. You will be awarded as compensation a certain percentage from the
proceeds of the investment, which is still negotiable If you are interested,
and you have the capacity to handle such huge amount of money kindly
indicate by replying this mail so that we may proceed by reaching a valid
agreement that will be binding to all the parties to this transaction.

Respectfully,

Allen Ford.

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