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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
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Fraud email example:

From: peter moore <petermoore54@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:35:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Delivery information:


Dear

I wish to introduce myself to you,I am Mr.PETER MOORE from Lome Togo in west Africa.
My inlaw is a Deputy Governor of a state here in Togo and he has sum amount of money the wife want to use to buy properties in Abroad,but the problem here is how to cross the money down to overseas.Base on this,we are seeking for your assistance to pick this fund from a UN diplomat in your country as all the arrangments will be perfected from here as we don’t want it to go by bank to bank transfer to avoid trace because of what happened few months ago in London where one of the African Governors was arrested with millions of Pounds and was charged money laundering because in here no one can travel out with more than ten thousand us dollars.

We are ready to give you sum % of the total fund if you can assist us to get this fund over there as we need visibility study and guardian.As soon as the money get’s to your country,the wife will be coming down immediately as she has immunity to travel any time.

Awaiting your urgent reply for more information about this action.

Best Regards,
Mr.PETER MOORE

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