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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "urgent assistance" (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: Carl Smith <pin_carl6@msn.com>
Reply-To: <kcsmith22@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:31:33 +0000
Subject: My Proposal



From Mr.Carl Smith
P.O. Box 243GT
Strathvale House, South Church Street,
Georgetown, Grand Cayman KY1-1104
CAYMAN ISLANDS, BWI.

Dear Partner in Business!!!

REQUEST TO ASSIST FOR AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY!!

I am Mr. Carl Smith, a financial consultant currently based in Cayman Islands; it is my honor and privilege to solicit for your able partnership in both financial and otherwise for this very important business that needs your urgent assistance to resolve.

There is a sum of £12.051M in my possession which belonged to my former client now late. He was a very successful businessman from Indonesia who sold conflict diamonds in far away Sierra Leone, West Africa during the civil war. The money is currently in one of the top Banks in United Kingdom. As his financial consultant and associates I have all the details about this fund hence my soliciting for your partnership in moving these funds out from the bank to your care for an investment. I propose that the sharing ratio in this deal will be 60-40.

As at this moment, I am constrained to give you more details about this project till your response is received. Feel free to contact me on my email address for the full comprehensive details and the procedures on how to proceed.

Thanking you in advance while anticipating for your prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Carl Smith.

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