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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 sum 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: "Judith Solomon Smith" <juddyjade90@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 07:32:12 -0700
Subject: Urgent Reply


Dear Sir,

I am Mrs Judith Solomon Smith the widow of Mr Smith, an
Engineering contractor who was murdered in Iraq.

After the death of my husband I escaped from Baghdad
to my country then to Thailand. where i was staying now as a refugee under the United Nation for Women refugee. where my husband deposited (USD$3,000,000,miln) Three Million Dollar belonging to him for his contract.

The money was well packed that even the aid agency did not notice that the luggage contains cash, I am with the original document and the receipt of the safe keeping company. As a refugee i cannot involved in any bank transaction of Huge sum of money under the United Nation Law, we therefore need your assistance by coming here to claim this money on your foreign Bank account,you need to open (N.R.A.) Non Resident Bank Account.

Please I will like to invest the money where is safe and less political conflict
you will help me invest it in a good business in partnertship with you.

We can discuss how many percentage of the fund I will
give you, but if you are not interested in
going into partnership with me, just help me invest
the fund properly. You can reach me on this E- mail
above, Expecting to hear from you soonest,

Best regards,
Mrs Judith S.Smith.

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