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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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?Charles=20Frank?= <mrscharles333@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: mrscharles30@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:14:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mrscharles333@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Beneficiary,I am pleased to inform you that ($500.000.00) (Five Hundered Thousand United State Dollars) has been approved and was credited to your favour following an open ballot conduct lottery won by your E-mail address in Category C.Secound Quater of 2008.Officially approved by the Federal Government.The amount in question has been credited from our Bank and shall be processed -Via ATM VISA CARD.which shall be delivered to your Home or office address perior to your instructions.We urgently request a recomfirmation of your Home or Office address with your complete names with Telephone # this ATM CARD would be delivered to you after due processing.Note this ATM CARD can be drawn from any ATM Machine or your Bank Account World-Wide. We shall be pleased to advise you with further directives for the delivery for the ATM CARD upon response and recomfirmation of an detailed informations as requested above. Thank you for your urgent response.Best regards,PROFESSOR CHARLES.C.SOLUDO.(GOVERNOR CENTRAL GOVERNOR)

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