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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Toby Hiscock <toby_ollkmnb@msn.com>
Reply-To: <toby_hiscockworks@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:44:13 +0000
Subject: Re: My Request.



From: Mr.Toby Hiscock.

4 Broad gate London

EC2M 2DA

United Kingdom

www.henderson.com



Dear Friend,



Re: My Request.

My heart warm greetings to you. I have a very important request that
make me to contact you; I am Mr.Toby Hiscock, I found Your profile very
interesting and decided to reach you directly to solicit your
assistance and Guidelines in making a business investment and wire
transfer of £45.5M GBP (forty five Million Five Hundred Thousand
British Pounds Sterling) into your country within the Next few days.
This transaction is legitimate and genuine.



I presently work as a Chief finance officer Henderson Global Investors,
and I am in-charge of Offshore Mortgage & Services with our firm,
here in London. But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more
details about this profitable Business investment until I get your
response by email, confirming your readiness to be in partnership with
me. All confirm able documents will be legally secured and sent to you
before the funds safely gets into your bank in your country. If you are
interested, reply and include your direct mobile telephone numbers for
an initial confidential communication, so I will give you more
explanations and further details of funds transfer. I wish for your
utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction.



Confirm my official profile data in this website below:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS163896+22-Apr-2008+RNS20080422



Thanks for your understanding and willingness to be partner with me. I wait your urgent reply soon.

Best Regards

Mr.Toby Hiscock

Chief Finance Officer Henderson Global Investors.

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