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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Mercy Annan <mercy_annan2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:34:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Confirm Payment


Dearest Pastor Robert Ised,

Calvary greetings and may the peace and love of God lmighty continue to be with you and your family.

I personally believe you but the company director in Spain is insisting that you have not sent them any fund that you should forward the reciept of payment if you are sure you actually made the payment.

So I would advice that you should forward to my attorney the copy of the reciept of transfer you made to futher clarify the company in Spain doubts and every other person that you actually made this payment as you told me.


Please you are adviced to forward the copy of the transfer reciept of the western union payment you made to the company in Madrid Spain to my attorney Mr.Joseph Osei Owusu for his refrence and inform me the instant the consignment gets to your church in Alabama.

Remain blessed.

Yours in Christ Jesus,
Mrs.Mercy Annan



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