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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:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "% of every payment" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:51:39 +0000
Subject: Star Energy Group plc Dubai United Arab Emirates


Hello,

Top of the day to you.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business
preposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the
internet.Though, this medium (Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to
reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most
secured medium of communication.Let me crave your indulgence to introduce
myself to you I am Mr.Khalid Salim,President executive officer of Star
Energy Group plc. We are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw
material.

I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a payment that is
due to my colleagues for services and supplies we rendered. My colleagues
want someone in usa who has ( HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT ACCOUNT ) OR (
Bank of America) (Etrade Account) Credit Card) to receive the fund for
us.why we want someone with ( EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT ACCOUNT ) was because of
our previous exeperince where our representative run away with our money.

Please if you are willing to assist,I will want you to furnish me with your
particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have
to be an honest and trusted person,as more payments will be made through you
in the course of this transaction.And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of
every payment that you are able to recieve for us from our customers, and
all transfer charges would be deducted from the principal amount.Please
contact us for more information via email with the below informations filled
out.

YOUR NAME.
YOUR AGE:.
YOUR STATUS:.
YOUR STATE/COUNTRY.
YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBERS
YOUR COMPANY NAME..
YOUR OCCUPATION.

We look forward in working with you.
Khalid Salim,
Star Energy Group plc,
Dubai United Arab Emirates.

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