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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: "Janet James" <janet_james0011@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:22:37 +0000
Subject: i want you to assist in this ,please read it

GOODDAY,

CONFIDENTIAL

Can i trust you,can you care for me love me and take
me as your blood?if so i will be happy in my life We are one
but they denied me,naturally it may interest you to know that i am
JANET JAMES a university student of Rep of Benin calavi,Rep of Benin.

I wonder why i was disown by the family of my father
that i was adopted by my father and the culture did not allow me to stay
in their family after the news wasbroken to me that my father
involve in a motort accident that claim his life and four others.

From that very day i was rejected from the family
and i learn from my father that i was 16months old when my mother died.
I went back to my school in Rep of Benin with the little money i have with
me.

Two months later i receive a message from my
father's lawyer that my father have ($750,000 euro)in a insurance company in
europe in which am the next of kin and he handed over all the document to me
and advise me
to keep away from the family and claim the money for my life make me to
realise that throughly i was adopted by my father.

After, i contact the company to confirm and it is
true and they are waiting for me to come for the collection.

Please i will like you to come to my aid to help me
out of this problem for the collection of the money and to provide
account for safe keeping of the money for investment and to live africa and
come to you to live the rest of my live in your country and invest with
money.

If you can help me i will give to you 30% of the money.

Notice that you will sign agreement with me to avoid future
mis-understanding.

Without no hesitation i will forward your name as beneficiary to the
company?

waiting your urgent reply


Also your telephone contact.

REGARDS

JANET

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