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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • davcool4567@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID COOL" <davcool4567@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:28:37 +0000
Subject: URGENT HELP

Goodday,
   Complement of the season to you and your family.
         Little introduction of myself am MR DAVID COOL, from uk am 65 year of age a retired Major General, am married to late Mrs Joan Cool left with one dauther who is married to Mr Omar Valley living with her husband in Italy. Please i wish to ask a favour from you i want you to help me in purchasing a car from your country to me here in Uk. Your percentage in helping me to purchase the car will be 2000 pounds,but all i want from you is the full details of the car and i will take charge of all payment and shipping of the car to my country, but please i need a snapped copy of the car to be scanned and send to me via e-mail please be of help to me,don`t bother about the payment and shipping as i will take charge. For helping me i will pay you the sum of 2000 pounds for your expenses as told you before  but please i need your personal information like,
Full names:
Date of birth:
Sex:
Nationality:
State of province:
Home address:
Occupation:
Phone\Fax:
And i will like you to reply me with this same Email:
davcool4567@yahoo.co.uk

  
 

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