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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "top secret" (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: "MR KELVIN PEYTON" <voyseste@stu.beloit.edu>
Reply-To: k_p009@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:06:09 -0500
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

SIR,

MY NAME KELVIN PEYTON (A BRITISH DIPLOMAT)I AM THE
CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY OF INTELLIGENCE /DIPLOMATIC BEREAU.
WE MAKE OR MAR ANY HIGHPOWERED/SENSITIVE FINANCIAL AND
INTELLIGENCE ARRANGEMENT.

THIS IS THE MOST HIGHLY ORGANISED NETWORK (MUCH MORE THAN A
CARTEL)THAT HANDLES VERY CONFIDENTIAL DEALS OF WHICH OUR
CLIENTELE ARE MAJORLY HEAD OF STATES/PRESIDENTS/STATE
GOVERNORS AND FEW INFLUENTIAL CRUDE OIL/GAS
MERCHANTS,RACKETEERS ETC WHO HAVE HUGE AMOUNT OF FUND TO
MOVE URGENTLY.WITHOUT SAYING MUCH,PERMIT ME TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS BEACAUSE A HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL/RESPECTED
(NAME WITHHELD NOW FOR SECURITY REASONS)HAS RECCOMENDED YOUR
COMPETENCE.WE CALL IT R/M(MEANING REALMAN'S BUSINESS).

BESIDES ITS FINANCIAL GAINS,YOU STAND TO MEET WITH WHO IS
WHOS.NOW, I HAVE A MANDATE TO MOVE ABOUT US$350M WITHIN
30DAYS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,SEND YOUR IDENTITY AND VERY
SOLID BANKING DETAILS. IF YOU WANT DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY ,LET
ME HAVE YOUR ADDRESS BUT IF AFRAID,MAKE RESERVATION FOR BOTH
OF US IN ANY FIVE STAR HOTEL OF YOUR CHOICE AND I
WILL BE WITH YOU IN LESS THAN FIVE DAYS FROM NOW.YOU WILL
HAVE 25PERCENT OF ANY TRANSACTIONFUND OWNER WILL HAVE
60PERCENT OUR NETWORK WILL KEEP 15PERCENT THIS TRANSACTION
IS NOT MEANT FOR BOYS BECAUSE IT IS A TOP SECRET AND VERY I
REPEAT VERY CONFIDENTIAL.THIS IS THE REAL CONNECTION AS
EVERY OTHER TRANSACTION OF SIMILAR NATURE YOU ARE DOING IN
WILL ONLY TAKE YOU TO JAIL.LASTLY,KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
SECRET WEATHER YOU ARE INTERESTED OR NOT.

REGARDS,
Dipl K PEYTON.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam