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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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: wang quin <mrwquin@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 02:26:41 +0800 (CST)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND!!!


FROM THE DESK OF: MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD. DES VOEUX RD.
BRANCH CENTRAL HONG KONG.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Wang Qin, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On october 6, 1999, an American consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued US$68,000,000.00 in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Smith Lawrence died from an automobile accident. Please i will like you to email if you are interested so that i will give you the full information and if you are not i will like you to email me also, hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks
Mr Wang Qin

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