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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 united states 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: Selina James <selina_m43f@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: selina_2009_james@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:15:02 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY........


Hello,
I am Mrs. Selina M. James. I would like to come down to your country (Argentina) so that i can invest the sum of $5 Million United States Dollars (USD).
Please kindly get back to me if interested in collaborating with me to achieve this great challenge before me.
For more details as concerning this very project, please do contact me with your full names and mobile phone number (plus your country's international dailing code) so that i can call and get you directly and explain things in a more better way which you will understand.
Do let me know the kind of lucrative business you would wish or advice me to invest in.
I wait for your urgent response.
Best Regards.
Your Sincerely,
Mrs. Selina M. J


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