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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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: rahmatr@live.com
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:19:23 +0000
Subject: Re:payment Notification!!

Dear Winner,

We Apologies,for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniences and
Inflict that we might have indulge you through,However,we were having some
minor

problems with our payment system
and locations,Which is Inexplicable,and have held us stranded and
Indolent,not having the Aspiration to devote our 100% Assiduity in
accrediting foreign

payments.

We apologies once again from the Records of outstanding winners due for
payment with {Asia/Euro
lottery award 2008}your name was discovered as next on the list of the
outstanding winners who have not yet received their payment as at when
due,that is

why the concerned bureau for payment has commission a reliable committee in
Indonesia to pay off all outstanding beneficiaries
withing three weeks from now before the 20 of December 2008.

I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole and can
be voguish for that
your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you
respond to this letter.Also note that from our record in our file,your
outstanding

un-claimed payment is [$1.300,58,000,00(One million Three Hundred And Fifty
Eighth Thousand Only)Payment will be made to you through wire transfer into
a

nominated bank account of your choice or directly to you via diplomatic
means as soon as you get in touch us on the receipt of this notice.

Provide us with the following details, as this will enable our accredited
finance scheme to process and release of your cash prize without any delay.

1)Full Name,

2)Address.

3)Phone/Fax.

4)Occupation/Age
..
5)Marital status

6)Working i.d/Int'l passport No:

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Rahamat Hamengeku

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