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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (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: "johanah" <hanawason55@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:58:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE: INHERITANCE


Mr VICTIMNAME I thank you so much for your prompt response to my mail. You do not have to be worried as I and my colleague have arranged everything concerning this transfer. You are only to provide the account in which this have to be transfered. Yes I am very conversant with international money transfer .Do not forget that I am an account with over twenty years in the service of the bank. This is not the first neither will it be the last transaction I and my colleagues have undertaken.Yes we have to transfer this one before it gets forfeited to the bank if not claimed by the end of the bank's first quarter audit. I will appreciate if you assist us to transfer this fund. I will send you a text of application which you will send to the bank for the transfer.Then here ,I and my colleagues will file the necessary documents stating you as the next of kin to obtain the approval for transfer.Please just believe me that this will be handled very well. I onlyplead with you to take
your own percentage and keep our own percentage as I will come over to your country to claim same. I will send to you a copy of my international passport as well as my I D card for a proper indentification of myself when I come over.Please if you have any question do not hesitate to contact me immediately.Till I hear from you again.Kind regardsWaziri

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