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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • afroeurousa@azet.sk

Fraud email example:

From: "01afro Gazeta.pl" <01afro@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:45:36 +0200
Subject: Fund made payable to you Reference: 870080569


CABINET RESOLUTION 2008
DATE: 21/06/2008
Valued Attn
The Afro-Euro Stock Funds Commission (A.S.F.C.)was setup by the African
Union in conjunction with the European Union, The United States Government
and the World Bank for the sole purpose of resolving pending transfer
.this is to bring to your urgent notice that we are committed to scrutinize
apex institutions and we discovered reasons why you are yet to receive
your approval payment. after much investigation ,this office realize
that you must have spent money and time trying to claim or complete
series of on going transaction with different kind of departments online
which still appears null.

May it interest you to know that you are listed and approved as one of
the beneficiaries to receive part payment valued one million two hundred
thousand US dollars within three days processing cycle as it was only
one was confirmed legal been your inheritance fund or award winning
payment.
First I advice that you copy out your Transaction Codes:1. New Payment
Reference: 870080569
2. Allocation No: 24231
3. Password No: Ntto369
4. Pin Code No: 159
5. Certificate of Merit Payment No: 753
6. Released Code No: 241
7. Immediate Telex Confirmation No: Noctt4222
8. Secret Code No: Mauxxx3
9. Amount 1, 200,000.00.
10. X.x.x.x.x.x.x Further Credit To The payment option you indicate as
the accredited And Authorized beneficiary.In the light of this, we advice
you to e-mail El .ABRAM ABDOUL the Exchange Control Manager Nouakchott
Bank of Mauritania email: afroeurousa@azet.sk with your full name, phone
number and contact address, also indicate the options you will be willing
to have your fund made payable to you.

Thy will charge you only 105 US dollars ONLY for the purchase of your
certificate of declaration of funds origin and permanent migrants transfers
this will enable them programming your information in the micro chip
compartment of central computer for the transfer to be made available
to your end .Thank you and kind regards,
MRS SUSAN BUIKE
Payment Service Provider.
The Afro-Euro Stock Funds Commission (A.S.F.C.)

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam