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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "jeffery lucas" <jefferylucas@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:14:20 +0000
Subject: assistance and confidential

Dear sir,

Hello and how are you doing,thanks a lot for your response and concern and
again we are very sorry for our late respond due to my little sister was
sick Godbless you.

sir according to your response do not think or accept our proposal as omen
ok it is real we even prefer to come down and see for yourself because seen
is believing and we are glad to hear that you cannot lets us down and we too
will cannot let you as well and regarding evidence we do have it our late
father handle the relevant documents he use the deposit the consignment
under the security company vault department and it is clean funds but it so
unfortuate that we cannot have access to it because of the outstanding
demurrage fees outstanding and two our father warn and advice us to make
sure we pray and seek for a reliable foreign partner to assist us for the
claims and diplomatic transfer for the cosignment to move from here to
overseas and we in God and you everything will be ok without any hindrance
or problem.

sir regarding the German banking laws in respect of the new funds
nevermine,after the claim you and us will get in contact with the security
company either diplomatic department or finance department will help us to
obtain the classify documents to back it up without any questions,be rest
assured but for now between you and us everything has to be top secret
untill the funds are in your position as our foreign beneficiary,please help
us and sure you are entitle to benefit from it as well and from our
proposal you can see that we are seeking a politican asylum as a refugee
because we can not go back to our country due to some part of it crisis is
still going on and two we lost a lot of valueable properties except this
funds was wise enough to deposit this funds in a security company firm and
this funds is our life and the only golden asset we have now and God you are
involve for good and not for bad.

Sir please call us now on our private number 00233-24-6166923 and kindly
forward your direct line and fax including your id for us to know whow you
in person bye and God bless you.


best regards
Jeff

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