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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "mary komana" <marykomana33@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:38:18 +0100
Subject: FROM Miss MARY KOMANA I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND


Hello,

Compliments of the day. i came across your contact address while searching
for someone to help us, and decided to contact you, to write you because I
have no other alternative. My mother was searching for a foreign partner to
help us invest and to relocate, before she died of cancer 2 months ago. Now
it is left me and my brother. We tried to get
the money from the bank, but the bank will not listen to us, they said we
are too young, that we need a partner or a trustee.

I don't know how to safeguard the money even if I could get it; It is 7.5
million us dollars presently in Bank. I am afraid I don't know how and where
to start about it. Please if you can help me and my brother try to reply me
urgently as i will explain more to you and we can discuss fully and God
will always bless you for your help which I know you shall never regret.

I am Waiting eagerly to hear from you.

Please i like you to email me on my mail box(mary_komana@live.fr)
Regard

Miss MARY KOMANA

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