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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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: rose turey <rose02turey@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 11:10:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: rose get back so that we can proceede


Dear singh
how are you i hope fine i and my son are both happy that you are caperble to help us out in investing this fund into a profitable venture, what we need from you is honesty since this is our only hope that we have to survive when we come over to your country by next week because with the present condition of this country we dont need to west time because their politics state is not well balance and i dont want to withness what i withness again in freetown the day my husband was kill . i will give you the bank particulers for you to contact them and verify the deposite account number which my late husband use to deposite this fund here with them before his daeth.as a proofs and after the verification you will tell the bank to transfer the balance into your nominated bank account without any other delay for our investment . but before this will be done i will like to have an oral discussion with you on phone and have your full contact so that it will be easy for us
to find your home/office when we come over your country after the transfer. i will ask my son EMMANUEL to call you if i have your telephone number so that you will call me back since the hotel we are staying does not allow calling internationaly so send me you telephone number . and plaese i will not like you to be telling your friends that your are expecting money from us as we are still in africa it is not good for are safty here
i am awting to haer from your urgent.
Rose
tell 00225076631


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