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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "dapriye alamieyeseigha" <dapriye0001@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:19:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PLS I NEED YOUR URGENTLY REPLY


Dear Mr. harry

Thanks once again but i want to inform you that we dont need to be delayed in getting this done, i wrote you a day before yesterday and i was waiting to hear from you because i received mail from my lawyer that he have been mailing you all this while but you dont use to answer your mails, pls Mr. harry i dont have any body that can help me to do this except you because i have order my lawyer to process all the necessary documents that will enable you to claim this fund$29,000,000.00 from Global Finance Co.Ltd in London and i want to inform you that my lawyer have instructed the Global Finance Co.Ltd in London to transfer this fund$29,000,000.00 to Subsidiary Company in America in other to reduce expenses.

Pls. Mr. harry, i need your urgent reply so we can talk to each other to know how we can get the necessary documents before Global Finance Co.Ltd in London will transfer this fund$29,000,000.00 to Subsidiary Company in America.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

The Almighty God will bless you and your family.

Best Regards.

Chief Dapriye Alamieyeseigha.

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