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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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: francis52adams@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:40:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Friend.



=A0 Dear Friend.
=A0
I know you might be skeptical receiving this email from me,as we have not k=
nown each other before,However no reason to be apprehensive as all I reques=
t is for your co-operation to have the sum of US$6,500,000.00 transferred o=
ut of our bank here in Benin Africa to any bank account of your choice henc=
e the fund will be safe there.
=A0
Everything regarding the transaction is already perfected, So if you are in=
terested in this deal you should please email=A0 to enable me give you more=
details about this deal and how we are going to claim the said fund in-que=
stion from the bank where i work as the account officer of our late custome=
r.
=A0
Thanks=20
Francis=A0Adam.=A0=A0=A0=0A=0A=0A

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