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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:
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank David" <frank.david1@bigmir.net>
Reply-To: frankdave1234@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:20:48 +0200
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME


PLEASE GET BACK TO ME
STE,CCPLUS STORAGE SARL
THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT AGENTS (ICEA)


ATTN:PLEASE.

I am frank david, a security manager of (STE,CCPLUS STORAGE SARL)I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you as rightly
unveiled below. I work with the above mentioned company and need a partner
who will come forward to make claim to this deposited
box. It was deposited by two US soldiers from the 3rd Infantry
Division,Since this deposits was not made on their name, and the real
depositor was no where to be found and suspected dead.I wish to solicit your
partnership to come forward for this claim.

This consignment contains ($25 millions of dollars.Twenty five millions
United State Dollars.) l need honest trust reliable person that can assist
me to move this business together. I will give you all necessary information
to come forward for the claiming of this consignment I will like to know
your interest in order to know what step to take and to give you the details
of the transaction, I am ready to go 50/50 with you.

Also news headline:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

There are bank bonds worth several millions of USD deposited by soldiers and
since then they never came back for it,and you will see them as soon as we
meet. Give me your full contact and mobile phone number to enable us
proceed.

Thanks,

Yours sincerely,

frank david

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