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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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: anderson_mako14@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:25:08 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Mr=2E=20Anderson=20M=2E?=

>From Mr. Anderson M.
Box 1287 Port Shepstone
Chaka -South Africa.

I am Mr.Anderson Mako,one of the Directors in charge of Auditing and Accounting
section in Africa Development Bank of South Africa and also Chairman of
Investigating and Auditing Department of this Bank.I got your contact after
an
official enquiry from your country's Consulate via the of Commerce & Industries
here in my country,but I did not disclose the intention to anyone because
of the delicate nature of the proposal.

I am contacting you to solicit for your assistance to help me safe guard
funds amounting to (Twenty Five Million,five hundred thousand United States
Dollars).left by one of our late foreign contractors whose relatives could
not be traced as he died along with his family members.You will be presented
as the Next-Of-Kin to the deceased to enable our organization transfer
the money to you as the legitimate next of kin.
I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your
affirmative response at my secured Email address.

Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.

Best regards,
Mr.Anderson Mako

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