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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: nicholas taylor <nicholastaylor_014@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nicholastaylor2008@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 21:16:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN; URGENT.


Good day,
=A0
I am Master Nicholas Taylor (23 yrs) the son of Mr. Tautau Agazar Taylor. w=
ho was the Director of Accounting Dept Under North Atlantic Securities Shar=
l.
=A0
Meanwhile I got your contact from a reliable source through my searching fo=
r a genuine person who can be my partner.My father is now very ill which I =
think he might not survive. My father managed to secure some amount of mone=
y (US$ 900,000.00)NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)during his time in office.
=A0
But due to law in my country (TOGO) which says that an individual does not =
suppose to possess over $50,000 dollars, because of that he did not bank hi=
s money instead he arranged with the Western Union Manager(PITASSA KOA) to =
send the money through western union to his partner in America.But unfortun=
ately his partner (MR THOMPSON MORRIS) happens to be a victim of terrorist =
attack that happened on September 11 in a PENTAGON HOUSE in Washington Amer=
ica which you knows about.So after the death of MR THOMPSOM MORRIS, my fath=
er-developed hypertension because he has entrusted so much money and proper=
ty to MR THOMPSON
MORRIS.
=A0
Now I have met with the director of the western union concerning my father'=
s fund, which is in his possession, and he suggested that I have to provide=
a partner who will assist me to receive this money($900,000.00) through We=
stern Union money transfer.So if you can work with sincerity, then I will l=
ike you to send me more details:
=A0
1,Your Telephone number.
2,Your physical addresses.
=A0
To enable me notify the director that I have seen a reliable person who can=
=A0 receive this money ($900,000.00) through Western Union money transfer a=
nd also inform my lawyer who will help us in all the necessary documentatio=
n that will be required to enable you receive the fund in your country thro=
ugh WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER so that my father will be traveled to your=
country for medical treatment.
=A0
Thanks and I hope to hear from you.
Nicholas Taylor,=0A=0A=0A

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