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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "hau patel" <great_associate3@msn.com>
Reply-To: hasu_patel03@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:30:40 +0000
Subject: From Mr Hasu Patel(Esq)

Attn
I am Hasu Patel ,an attorney to Late Dennis e Berkins an expertriate
Engineer here in cotonou.I received a memo from the foreign
operations unit of the optimum resource and finance bank for an interview on
some funds that belongs to my client Dennise Berkins.

The Bank informed me on their policy to Freeze the account and redirect this
funds $45m usd back to government treasury because they saw no next of kin
in his entire file within the bank and his account has been
dormant for many years which is against the policy of the O.R.F Bank.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner who ican
front to make the claim of this funds with every legal due
proccess. I have resolved to share this money with you and invest my share
abroad, the sharing ratio is 10% for the foreign erations
manager in the bank who has agreed to guide us for the success of our
objectives and 3% for expenses we might incure in the processing of this
transaction,2% for orphanages and the less priviledged,60% for me and 25%
for you but it is negotiable.

I will need your full name and address, and your telephone number for
further oral clarifications on this proposal. Contact me at through my
private

Regards

Mr Hasu Patel

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