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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 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: lukasn02@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:37:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE


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



- - From: Lukas Nicolas, London UK., ATTN: SIR, MY NAMES ARE. LUKAS NICOLAS, A FUND MANAGER OF, BARCLAYS BANK LONDON.; OUR BANK IS ONE OF THE, WORLD LARGEST FUNDS ASSISTS WITH OVER 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUNDS. NEVERTHELESS, AS BARCLAYS BANK LONDON BRANCH MANAGER, I HANDLE ALL OUR INVESTORS DIRECT CAPITAL FUNDS AND, SECRETLY EXTRACT 1.5% EXCESS MAXIMUM RETURN CAPITAL PROFIT, (EMRCP) PER ANNUL ON EACH OF INVESTOR'S MAGELLAN CAPITAL FUNDS. AS AN EXPERT, I HAVE MADE ABOUT 14.5 MILLION DOLLARS FROM, THE INVESTOR'S EMCRP AND HERE BY SEEKING FOR YOUR, CONSENT TO STAND AS A DEPOSITOR TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS FROM, WHERE I DEPOSITED IT. ALL CONFIRM-ABLE INFORMATION’S TO, BACK UP THIS CLAIM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU PRIOR TO, YOUR ACCEPTANCE, MEANWHILE, I HAVE WORKED OUT THE STRATEGIES AND TECHNICALITIES WHERE THE FUNDS CAN BE CLAIMED FROM THE BANK, EITHER THROUGH DEBIT CARD OR VISA WITHOUT HITCHES. I NEED YOU AS A PARTNER TO ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF $14.5 M FOR FURTHER INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO. (1) ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF THIS SUM TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. (2) ADVISE ON AREAS FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.(3) ASSIST ME IN CARRYING A FEASIBILITY STUDY BEFORE ACTUAL INVESTMENT. IF YOU DECIDE TO RENDER YOUR SERVICE TO ME IN THIS REGARD, YOU WILL BE PAID 40% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS. 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSACTION. I CANNOT DO THIS, AS A RESULT OF MY POSITION AS A BRANCH FUND MANGER.SHOULD IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED; PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR DETAILS BELOW; FULL NAME: ----------, NATIONALITY:-----------, ADDRESS; -----------------, PHONE NUMBER:........, AGE:-----------, OCCUPATIONS: -------------, BILLING ADDRESS:---------, REPLY BACK IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME. RESPECTFULLY. Lukas Nicolas

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