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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge sum of money" (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: "D.S.P.A" <dspa@mail.bg> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dspa1@mail.bg
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:40:27 -0800
Subject: Personal proposition

Sir/Madam,
compliments of the day, I wish to extend this mutual proposal to you in good faith. I am in dear need of a reliable person or agent that will assist me in taking care of some amount of money under my possession which i desperately need to leave the treasury in my country to elsewhere i will find solace.

I am the son of an impeached Governor of one of the oil rich states in my country and at such wouldn,t want to disclose my identity now for security reasons but will disclose myself once you declare your willingness and interest to assist.

Problem started when my father went for a medical checkup in london after an operation in Germany.There he was intercepted by london metropolitan police and a huge sum of money was found in his possession which they said is contrary to british law.

He was held for months and was granted bail which ironically he jumped and came back to the country only to be impeached few days of his arrival into the country and was arrested by security agents,He,s under detention and most of our family members are under surveillance by security agent.

I dont feel safe and secured with the large sum of money being accruided to me by my father, for this reason, i am looking for an honest and sincere person that will assist me in getting this money out of the country, you stand the chance of gaining much as i will profoundly compensate you on my arrival to your base.

Our family attorney will be of great help to see that everything goes well and accurately.

Upon your reply, i promise to open up to you with all that you might want to know regarding this transaction. thanks and God bless while looking forward in hearing from you.
All correspondence must be by my private email address:dspaj@mail.bg

yours sincerely,
D.S.P.A.


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