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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:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <sirdavidfell@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:13:30 +0000
Subject: Wish without prejudice



Greetings good friend, This mail is being sent to you, and you alone without prejudice. The one who has asked me to contact you wishes to remain anonymous,and assures me and my collegues that you will go along with us. I am currently a non-executive director of the Clydesdale Bank PLC. Pre this year's second quarter audit preparation by Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, I discovered the sum of GBP £49,000,000.00 (Forty Nine Million Pounds Sterling) in a Holding Account and purposely sat on the file till after the data base assessment, which was concluded monday 22 september 2008. I am now desirous to use your assistance to move this sum un-obstructively to your country, for safekeeping and subsequent investment. I have left out the details in this my first mail purely for security reasons. Should you get back to me and show your preparedness to assist in this bold venture, I will feed you with all the details.
Please be assured that security is 100% guaranteed, and you will be handsomely compensated. Truly Yours, Sir David Fell

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