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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "transfer into your 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: hams harouna <hams_haro@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:19:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE AND CALL ME.


Ms Nishtha
How is everything generally? hope all is well as i expected it to be, Meanwhile please i want you to remove any atom of fear away from your mind because i study this transaction properly before contacted you for assistance Okay.

Further more, Please i want you to kindly fill the application form with your account data's and send it to the bank immediately To enable be proceed further on your transfer and i want you to also tell me what type of evidence you want from me?

Finally, You should not be worried about the british money transfer laws because our bank here are going to send you some documents as a proof to your bank that you are the rightfull person to inherite the fund and please you have to follow all my instruction which i will be giving to you So that within a very short time the fund will transfer into your account Okay.

Here is my private line: +226 70 23 49 71 and please call me for more discussion.
I will be stopping here while looking forward to hear from you urgently,
Best regards,
HAMS HAROUNA..






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