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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 us 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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Phil=20Howard?= <philhoward20000000@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: veridept1@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please confirm


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:philhoward20000000@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Sir,I am the international auditor working with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their offshore department Zurich Switzerland. I am in charge of opening and auditing all Domiciliary Bank Accounts in this bank and will like you to receive this fund into your bank account, as l will retiring by the end of this year. Before proceeding with you in this project, l need your strong Assurance that you will never let me down, if I transfer this money to your account.During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant domiciliary accounts with holding balance of US$ 8,000.000.00 (Eight million US Dollars only). From my investigations and contacts, l found that the account owner is dead for over five years ago and have deposited this US$8,000,000.00 in a neutral account pending the receipt of your details for the transfer of the money.If you are not familiar with Swiss Dormant Accounts and profile, please take a moment of your very busy schedulestoreadaboutSwissdormantaccounts:website;http://www.crt-ii.org/2001_list/publication_list1_A.phtmIf you know that you are capable to receive this fund on trust and can keep secret, l am ready to give you 40% and 60% to me once the money is remitted into your bank account. Kindly confirm your readiness to work with me, so that l can give you more details.I want to re-assure you that this business is risk free.Thank you for your time and attention, while l await your prompt reply.Warmest regards,Phil Howard.

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