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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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Mercy Annan <mercy_annan2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:35:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Try another means of payment


Dear Pastor Robert Ised,

Calvary greetings!

Please I emplore you in the name of God to devise another means of sending this funds accross to them as you know time is not on my side and the delay in payment is not helping matters in enabling the company to make delivery to your given address as contained in my last Will and Testament I allready have submitted to the high court.

Please I want you as a matter of urgency to forward the payment to them by Western Union or Moneygramme or you can allways demand for their companies account number from the security company so you can wire the funds directly to the account they might provide as this is also safe and less cumbersome.

Get back to me ASAP with the latest development.

Remain Blessed!

Yours In Christ Jesus,
Mrs.Mercy Annan



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