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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "anthony aliu" <antony_aliu18@biz.by>
Reply-To: anthony_aliu@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:13:58 +0200
Subject: private message


FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SUM OF FIVE
MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS(US$5.3m) TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR
ESTABLISHING A MEDIUM SIZE INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY.

THE SAID 5.3 MILLION DOLLARS WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY MR PAUL LOUIS
HALLEY FROM FRANCE WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN 2003 IN TBM AIRCRAFT ON 6
DECEMBER WITH HIS WIFE AND THE WHOLE CREW ON BOARD.
WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO COME FORWARD FOR CLAIMS
BUT COULD NOT SUCCEED.

WE DISCORVERED THAT THE MAN FROM FRANCE DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIS WIFE WHO
IS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS NEXT OF KIN.

CLICKHERE(
http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm)

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL VITAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MAN FROM FRANCE AND
THE 5.3MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR CUSTODY SO THAT YOU WILL CONTACT MY BANK FOR
THEM TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU.

YOU CAN COME HERE IN PERSON OR YOU CAN REQUEST THE BANK TO GIVE YOU THE
CONTACT OF THE BANK LAWYER'S WHO CAN REPRESENT YOUR INTREST IN THE TRANSFER
PROCESS.
I AM ONE OF THE BANK DIRECTORS, I WILL PLAY A ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 5.3
MILLION DOLLARS IS RELEASED TO YOU.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU AN INSTRUCTION ON WHAT YOU
SHOULD DO.
REPLY AND LET ME KNOW YOUR FULL NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,OCCUPATION,AND YOUR
TELEPHONE NUMBERS IF AVALIABLE.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.YOU CAN REPLY ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL

MR. ANTHONY ALIU.

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