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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Gladys Mumah <g_m50@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:07:38 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Letter of sincere relationship


From Miss.Gladys Mumah
Cote Di voire. West
Africa
(g_m50@yahoo.cn )

I am introducing my self as Miss.Gladys Mumah the only Dauther of late Chief and Mrs Ferdinand Peterson Mumah , I wish to request for your assistance in a financial
transaction, And I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country.

I have Seven million seven houndred thousand unitedstates dollars.USD( $7.700,000) to invest in your country, and I will require your assistance in helping me stand as my late father's foreign business partner who he deposited the consignment on his behalf into the security.

The consignment was deposited in africa and was letter lifted to Europe where the consignment is now under the care of the security company. As soon as I received a solid respond from you i will fine out more about the deposit . I will be gladly to give you 15% of the total sum of the money for your assistance.

please it is very important you contact me immediately on my private email (g_m50@yahoo.cn) for further explanation on the whole entire work plan.

Awaiting your immediate response
Best Regards
Gladys Mumah


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