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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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: Sgt Morganne Brickk <sgt_morgan3@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: sgt_morgan2@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 12:50:20 +0400
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY


From Sgt Morganne Morris Brickk
Good Day, I hope my email meets you well.
I am in need of your assistance. My name is Sgt Morganne Morris Brickk Jr, I am in the Engineering military unit here in Ba'qubah in Iraq.

We have about $18.8 Million US dollars (Eighteen million,eight hundred thousand US dollars) that we want to move out of the country.

I need a good partner, someone we can trust because It is a top confidential transaction and we are moving it through diplomatic means to send it out from here completely using diplomatic courier service with the help of the finance firm where it is presently deposited.

The most important thing is that can we trust you once the funds get to you?,
Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to and our own part is sending it to you.

We have agreed to give you 30% of the total fund for helping us and additional 5% for any expenses which you might incur as a result of this transaction including all sundry expenses.

If you are interested I will furnish you with more details but the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times and top secret.

The fund at present is under the custody of a finance company security vault and I want a straight answer from you if you will be interested to make his deal successful for us, you respond and send to me your name, address and phone number.

I look forward to your reply and co-operation and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your co-operation.

Regards,

Sgt Morganne Morris Brickk
TEL: 008821655599282

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