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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 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)
  • "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Alloy <petter_alloy@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: peterralloyy@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 11:03:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello My Dear From Sgt.Peter Alloy


Hello Friend
My name is Sgt.Peter Alloy, an American soldier serving in the military of the 1st Armoured
Division in Iraq.
Now, listen we have discovered another block funds during our recent raid Near Baghdad. Mostly in 100 dollar bills we counted in bundles and assumed its 25.5 million dollars. We have asked the pilot as usual to deliver the fund to the security company.
But this particular Box we did not disclose it to the people because the other one we discovered we highlighted the Government; you can see the BBC for more details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
So this 25.5M.USD we discovered recently, we did not let the government to know about it.We intended to use this for our own incase of the time of our retirement because opportunity comes but once.
No one knows about this except me and my colleague. We have moved this money out of Iraq via the diplomatic courier to Europe kept in a vault handled by the Fund Managers, a security firm. We now want you to receive this fund for us and keep our share safe in your country.Myself and my partners involved in the business will take 70%, while you take 30% of the total Amount, no strings attached,

For security purposes we did not mention your name but we gave a code and password which you must mention to the clearing house where the money was deposited for them will recognize you as a trustee of this deposit.
i will give you the code and password together with the contact of the security firm where the
money was deposited in Europe for you will forward them the passwords which I will send to you as soon as i receive your respond so that they can be able to release the fund to you.
Please keep very confidential you shall be furnished with the sample of the money via Email
attachment tomorrow morning as soon as your response is received.


Regards,
Sgt.Peter Alloy
N:B,
I assured you 100% free risk, as long as you keep it confidential because no body knows about this accept me and my colleague. More over, please do not review this message to anyone even if you are not interested.
Thanks for your understanding.


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