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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: guzifamilya@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:15:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE HELP THE ORPHAN CHILDREN

Dear respectful One.

I am Victoria 20years old and my younger brother prince John Albert Jnr , 18years of age the daughter and son of the late Mr and Mrs. Guzi Pisani Albert, we are writting you because our family and we are facing a terrible problem. Since our father passed away we have been unable to claim some
funds deposited by our late father in a bank. They need us to provide a foreign beneficiary outside the Ivory Coast. before they would release the funds. We need you to stand for us as a beneficiary, the total funds is Nine Million Dollars and you will have a share of 20% . we an Orphan being
that we lost our parents,
If you are terested in helping us please write us back.
We will let you know what to do next.
Thanks
Victoria and John albert





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