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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:
  • "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "you are advise to" (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: John Sprung <johnisprung@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:24:15 +0000
Subject: RE: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED !!!



ATTENTION:Marta,PW:423
thank for your honest and trust toward this transaction,meanwhile am using this oppurtunity to inform you what happen in our company,we caugth some of our worker spying on our company account, without the knowledge of managing director,so they have already been SACK,an again they can do and undo, so ignore anymail comes on our company behalve, you know we start the transaction from the main email? so listen carefully on what am instructed you now, because company we not respond for it when you send money to wrong person, now that why we make up our mind to send the remaining after you deduct your 5% out of the fund to managing director sraigth to his name in united kingdom which is giving you, below
NAME..... AYANRINDE JELILIADDRESS....Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen's Walk London SE1 2AA United Kingdom
So kindly get back to me today if you have any question on what i said, N.B dont ever made any mistake on what i said, contact the main mail for any question
UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRANSFER,YOU ARE ADVISE TO SEND ME THE MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER(MTCN)SENDER'S NAME:RECEIVER'S NAME:AMOUNT SENT: WE APPRECIATE HAVING YOU IN OUR TEAM. NOTE:YOU ARE ADVISE TO REPORT TO ME ALONE WITH PASSWORD GIVEN TO YOU. BEST REGARDSJOHN SPRUNGHead Of Acct DeptMalik Oil


Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:26:55 -0700From: martaluna32246@yahoo.comSubject: Re: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED !!!To: johnisprung@hotmail.comwhat else i have to do?
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