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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "steven amasi" <amasii54@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jee7102nd@myself.com
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:17:04 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

My Dear
Greetings to you
{This is a very urgent project proposal!!}
I Mr Amasi Steven, the Petroleum Engineering in Cross River State, and an
In-Law
to Mr Atiku Abubakar the vice President of Republic of Nigeria. I contact
you
for provision of empty land in your country, where Oil Refinery will be
built.
You are reguired to provide any one if you have or reccomend some one who
have any.
Budgeted of $130, Million U.S Dollars) has been considered for the
construction of the oil refinery.
Since the construction of the refiery will be done in your country, you will
take complete
control of the refinery construction. $85 Million U.S Dollars is presently
mapped out for a take off.
Contact me immediately on the reciept of this mail for more discissions on
area of importance which
include the land and its cost, company to handle the construction and the
intial money to be sent to you
for a take off. This business is of altmost confidentiality considering the
position of the vice president.
I look forward to your earliest mail. Include your private telephone
number(s) while replying.
Warmest Regards
Mr Amasi Steven

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