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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: Phil Hodkinson <hodkinson7698_32@msn.com>
Reply-To: <philhodkinson5@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:24:19 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS



Alpha Bank London
66 cannon Street
London EC4N 6EP
United Kingdom

Greetings,
Based on your profile coupled with the recent announcement by the minister of finance that all funds in accounts that have been dormant for years be transferred to the treasury, i send this mail to you.
I want to make a proposal of business transaction value sum of £15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling) only, wich has been dormant in my branch.The fund belongs to Late Matthew L. Tallman, an American army who unfortunately lost his life in the helicopter crash on their mission for operation Iraqi Freedom on August 22, 2007.I want to transfer this fund into your reliable bank account as the sole NEXT-OF-KIN.
I need your co-operation to transfer the above mentioned sum out of England to any part of the world. And I am confident that you will give your consideration to this proposal and response positively within a short period of time.
I am available to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any questions you may have in regard to this fund.
As soon as you give your positive response to this proposal, I will not hesitate in sending you the details and procedures of the transaction.
I will like you to send your reply as soon as possible for more additional information, Look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you in more detail shortly.



Regards,
Dr. Phil Hodkinson

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