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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "steve carpenter" <steve_artand_craft@msn.com>
Reply-To: stev_e_carpenter@uk2.net
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:44:06 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPRESENTATIVE[RESPOND]!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Steve Carpenter, Managing director of a company that deals on Arts & Crafts. I am the sole owner of this company (Arts & Crafts Inc.),I am a business man who deals on Arts and Crafts and export into the Canada/America and Europe.

I am searching for representatives who can help me establish a medium of getting to my costumers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as making payments through you to me.Please if you are interested in transacting business with me I will be glad.

Please contact me for more information, Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment for your services as our representative in Canada/America and Europe.

Please if you are willing to assist, I will want you to furnish me with your particulars (phone number/fax and your full contact addresses ), so as to enable me give you further details.

Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction.Please send your reply to: (steve_carpent@uk2.net)

Managing Director,
Mr.Steve Carpenter.

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