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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • susan_poe1@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: susan_poe1@sify.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 12:10:30 +0600 (IST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION !!


Hello,

My name is Mrs.Susan Roces Poe,the wife of the late Mr.Fanerndo Poe who was a former film actor and former presidential candidate who contested for election with Mrs Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the presidential election in our country,Philippines.

During my husband's life time,he made reasonable amount of money from business transactions and contracts .Before my late husband was killed,my husband secretly deposited a trunk box containing the sum of Eight Million,Five Hundred United States Dollars ($ 8,500,000) with a security company abroad .

I will like you to assist me and and claim this fund as the beneficiary and the foreign business partner of my late husband from the security company where it was deposited by my late husband.It is my sincere hope that after you have claimed this fund from the security company,we shall use this fund for business investments in your country.

If you are interested to assist me write me back urgently so that i can give you more information.My private email is : susan_poe1@yahoo.fr

Sincerely,

Susan Poe

Anti-fraud resources:

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