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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:
  • "into your nominated bank 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: "simerie alamiey" <simeriealamiey1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Euroglob@sify.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:15:40 +0000
Subject: Urgent

Attn: Mr. Emmalyn Sangstein


How are you today and your family ?

I quite a long time I felt to reach you and if you had received your
contract payment . Which I personally beleived that its impossible ,due to
your inability to comply with the rules and regulation our payment Centers
.Although I would blame you so much in that you reported of been malhandled
by Nigeria Scammers severely in the cause of receiving your Contract
payment.

Nevertheless, there is still a way out every predicaments in life.But madam
,if you can accept to work in cooperation with me what is the peoblem could
not be handled ? I promised to put in my very best for your assistance to
enable you receiev this fund within the shorstesr possible time .

When my Office was mandated to effect your Contract payment into your
nominated bank account, it seems it was a childs play and you missed out it
all , But I remembered that you a man like me and had the very feelings to
be help to you about this ,though, I cant say if you are interested ,but all
know is that you Contract payment is laying here not released .Meanwhile,
stop further communication with any Office for now concerning this payment
OK?

So if you are ready, I will help you , but it has to deal with agreement
between me and you.I shall be looking forward to hear from you immediately
you receive this mail.

Thanks

Mr. Ahmed.

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