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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)
  • "transfer into your account" (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: "Mr.Morgan Williams" <mrmorgan.williams11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 06:39:56 -0700
Subject: Result of your credibility


Dear Friend

Re: Transfer of US$15.5m (Fifteen Million Five hundrend thousand United
States Dollars) into save account.

On continual research development programmes on World fast growing Economy
as published by United Nation,World Bank and Government of your country,
through her Embassies reflecting Essentially in the commercial Attache in
London United Kingdom.

However,your contact information reflect on public records as contained in
your government information service Gazzettes and whoever appear on the
public record is relatively Credible.

I am Mr.Morgan Williams Chief Accountant of the World body.United
Nations(UN) in partnership with European Union (EUC) is affiliated office in
London. I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as a chief
accounts and in full agreement with the Auditor generals of this able
organisations (UN/AU). We scrutinized all records and the accounts of
awarded and executed contracts of this organisations (UN/EU) since the
inception of European Union/United Nations development intiative on oil for
food to the Gulf region (Iraq) and we carefully uncover and mapped out a
whopping sum of $15.5m which we want to transfer into your account as the
beneficiary, you can authentically apply for supplier if it interest you to
be our client with full guarantee from me.
The money $15.5m has been approved for payments by this organisations. The
Financial Trustee (endorsed by the Accountant General of the organisation)
and to be paid to the beneficiary account under contract number
UN/EU/US/IMF/IRAG/B25/7/008.

As a top civil servant, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank account
hence our decision to use your accounts in full trust and confidence to
transfer this money within United Nations and outside European sub-region.
We will accept you as our principal partner and contractor in sum of $15.5m.
Moreover it is partinent to note that it is risk free and does not require
much engagement since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.
Please contact me for more lively information.I am anxiously waiting for
your response with hope you will understand the confidential nature of this
and its reality is a dream come true.

Best regards,
Mr.Morgan Williams

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