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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Gideon Gono" <gideongono3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:02:27 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REACH ME AFTER READING THIS MAIL


Dear Sir,

My name is Gideon Gono Head of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. I want to know
if you will be of assistance in accommodating the sum of six million dollars
in your account on my behalf.

This reason why I need your assistance is because of the imminent financial
embargo/freezing of assets worldwide by the western world through the
proposed United States/Britian/G8 countries in the United nation on Prsident
Robert Mugabe and some of his cabinet ministers due to the on going
political impass resulting from the controvasial re-election of him as
president of Zimbabwe on June 27th 2008 general election. Visit this website
and see what I am telling you http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7499184.stm

The money is at present in a european bank. I will forward the details of
my financial consultant to you so that you meet him and work out how the
money could be transfered into your account.

You have no risk to bear. You get twenty percent of the money as your
commission. When the political situation improves, I will tell you what area
you are to invest the money in and manage it for a reasonable period of
time.

I am waiting for your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Gideon Gono

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