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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: chanpatrick42@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:32:55 -0700
Subject: Urgent Please


Pls reply

I am Mr.Patrick chan Executive Director of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,
Hong Kong.

An Iraqi named farouk bassem,a business man made a numbered fixed
deposit valued at Twelve million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to
him,even during the war, five years ago (2003).

Again after the war another notification was sent and still no
response came from him.

We later found out that farouk bassem and his family had been killed
during the war in bomb blast that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where
his personal oil well was. After further investigation it was also
discovered that farouk bassem did not declare any next of kin in his
official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. my
proposal is to put you as next of kin and have the funds released to you for
us
to share 50/50 for your assistance. should you be interested in executing
this with me; indicate your interest by sending me the following:

1. YOUR NAME
2. YOUR RESIDENT ADDRESS
3. YOUR OCCUPATION
4. YOUR PHONE NUMBER
5. DATE OF BIRTH
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENT

Your response with the requested information should be sent to reach me

Sincerely,

Mr.Patrick Chan

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