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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:
  • "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: "Desmond Johnson" <desmondjohnson12@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:52:31 +0000
Subject: Please check your attach file( VERY URGENT)

My good friend,

This is a very important matter. I want you know your intrest regarding this
transaction. I have been able to do all the possible thing to see that this
fund leaves to the security company co-respondent company in Netherlands
Holland.

This fund left through a diplomatic courier to Netherlands, I want you to
clear this cfund, which is in the consignment as family traasure, with all
efforts that I have made to secure this fund with your name, still I hav not
heard fro you.Is only you and that knows the content of the consignment,
which is the fund we have be talking about. Please I want to hear from you
and I want to know when you are able to leave for Nethlands to pick up this
fund, so that I can send you all the document that has been precure on your
behalf.

Please I want you to check yours attachment and see what this fund looks
like. I do not want any delay in this transaction. Let me hear rom you as
soon as possible.

Please, I want you to ep this very secretly because I do not want anyperson
to pass our back to claim what I have laboured for.

Hope to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,

Desmond Johnson.

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