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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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: "Henry Lawrence" <henlaw_z44@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: henlaw_z44@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 05:14:35 +0200
Subject: Please i Need Your Help From Henry

GREETINGS,

I THANK GOD IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR GRANTING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR
WRITING
TO YOU. MY LETTER RATHER COME TO YOU AS A VERY BIG SURPRISE, PLEASE
BEAR IT
WITH ME AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE
IN MY
PRESENT SITUATION.

I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THROUGH THE INTERNET, WHEN I WAS SEACHING FOR
A
RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSON, WHO WILL NOT SIDETRACK/BETRAL ME IN THE
COLLECTION OF THE FUNDS BE LONG
TO ME I WANT YOU TO CONTACT THE FINANCE COMPANY ON MY BEHALF
MY NAME IS HENRY LAWRENCE, I AM 24YEAR OF AGE, A ZIMBABWE BY
NATIONALITY
PRESENTLY RESIDING IN DAKAR,SENEGAL WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER OF 20YEARS
OLD.MY
FATHER HAD A BIG FARM IN MY COUNTRY BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH DURING THE
CRISES AGAINST WHITE FARMERS AND GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY. YOU CAN FIND
THE
STORY ON BBC NEWS http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/594522.stm

MY FATHER DEPOSITED A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN A FINANCE COMPANY FOR
FUTURE
INVESTMENT.THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS US$10.5 MILLION DOLLARS, I'M
SOLICITING
FOR YOUR HAND IN PARTNERSHIP AS TO COME UP SO THAT WE CAN BOTH THINK OF
A
PROFITABLE INVESTMENT TO START WITH THIS FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY.I HAVE
NOT
HANDLE SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE, I ALSO DON'T INTEND TO
INVEST
THIS MONEY IN MY CONUTRY AND I AM NOT INTO BUSINESS, THEREFORE I NEED A
HELPING HAND AS TO INVEST THIS MONEY .

I WANT YOU TO HELP I AND MY YOUNGER SISTER .
(1)WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY.
(2) YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY FOR US.THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS
DEPOSITING OF FUNDS ARE INTACT WITH ME, I WILL SEND IT TO YOU AS SOON
AS YOU
INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH ME AND I WILL
GIVE YOU
10% OF THE TOTAL MONEY ,THEREAFTER. I WILL SET ASIDE 5% FOR ANY
EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.YOUR
PROMPT
RESPONSE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED GOD BLESS YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY,

HENRY LAWRENCE

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