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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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: "cotonou" <m.badou@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:26:05 +0200
Subject: Can We Go Into Partinership Business Relationship?


Hello My Dear Friend,
 
How are you  today together with your family?hope all is well with you.I am M.Badou DAYORI, i am an Agricultural Industrialist since 1982 here in this country .
 
With no hesitation, i want both us to go into a long term pertinership business there in your country and our vision for this partinership will be for the purpose of establishing an equitable Industries,Schools,Hospitals,and Hotels.
 
I have made a provision of $18,000,000,00(Eighteen Million Dallas)available for this project as my own capital,The souce of this money was through the loans which i collected from my bank use my house as a colletoral, and i promised to pay back with interest of 10% at the end of the transaction.
 
So please let me know the amount you can afford for this project and aswell as giving me every full detail about you to enable me have the full trust in you and aswell as getting an equitable lawyer who will write out the partinership business agreement for both of us.
 
These includes:Your Full Name,Home/Office addresses,Country/City,Marital Status,Phone/Fax Number, Occupation and the attachment of your Pasport,this will help me tremendously to know whom i am sending my money to.
 
I'm waiting to hear from you soon.
 
Best regards,
M.badou DAYORI
Accountant/Solicitor .

 

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