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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 us 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: <kevinkomo_48@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: kevin_k_m001@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:04:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

My name is Kevin komo. I hope this mail finds you well & healthy and I hope we can established a relationship, since we are meeting for the first time. I have gone through fasting and prayers asking God to lead me to a trust worthy person who will help me with this transaction. It interests me to
contact you after my prayers for assistance to help me transfer this sum of $6.5Million US dollars that my father deposited in a bank here in Cote d'Ivoire before he was assassinated. I like honesty, trust, love, truth, caring, & respect. I have all this qualities in me, and I believe you have
all this qualities too. That is why I decided to contact you for this transaction. I would like you to contact me as soon as possible so that we can get to know each other better.00225 0652 5890
Thanks and hoping to hear from you soon!

Mr Keivn komo





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