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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "nenita_net Gazeta.pl" <nenita_net@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: vilarann@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:15:27 +0200
Subject: Hello Good Day


Hello Good Day

My name is Madam Nenita Villaran, A complete citizen of Philippines, widow
to the late former Governor in Philippine who was killed against the country
by the Abu sayyaf movement in the southern luxury beach region on the 11th
April 2002 that rendered many people of different nationals dead.

I inherited a total sum of 12 million dollars from my late husband, which my
late Husband deposited in one of SECURITY COMPANY in ABIDJAN which he wanted
to used investment in our Country before he dead.Now I have decided to
invest this money in country anywhere safe enough outside for security and
political reasons.

We want you to help us contact the SECURITY COMPANY as my late husband
foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the money and give them
immediate instruction to deliver the box to your country to enable you plan
for the investment we will go into in your Country.As soon as you comfirm
the money in your country I and my daughter will come over to meet you for
the possible investment.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of my ill health I found
you and perhaps trust worthy to give this priority of transfering of BOX to
you in a place that you think is very secure and safe in your country with
your percentage of which we shall chat on soon.Once i get a possitive
response from you, I will give you the contact of the SECURITY COMPANY in
ABIDJAN for you to contact them and arrange.
I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to your
urgent response .

Best Regard
Madam Nenita Villaran.

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