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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 us 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "welsh susan" <welshsusan32@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: susanwelsh55@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:27:57 +0000
Subject: Dear friend

Dear friend,

I have a proposal for you, this is however, not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honour against your will. I am Susan Welsh, and work
with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in
this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a
American national who is now late Mr Morris Thompson who died on Alaska
Airlines Flight 261

More details about the deceased himself,you can check on
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this
account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation
and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late
person is aware of this account.

This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where the
bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all
related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past
eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.
The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated
interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$7.5 million US dollars).
Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?

If you can sponsor this transfer. Consider this and get back to me as soon
as possible. Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as
contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the
secrecy it deserves. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this
project,complete with your phone/fax numbers,full names and address.
I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive my
message.

Respectfully yours,
Susan Welsh.


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