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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "tom"<tomphillips_1@myway.com>
Reply-To: tomphillips_1@tlen.pl
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:28:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: compliment of the season


Hello I am Major.Tom Phillips, I am a British soldieramong the British troupe in IraqAs you may Know everyday, there areseveral cases of insurgents attacks and suicide bombsgoing on here. Highly incredible is the quantity of US dollars available in cash here.We have managed to move funds belonging to some deceasedpersons who were attacked and killed through insurgentattacks. The total amount available to us in cash is US$15.5 Million US dollars.The picture of this fund can be sent to you if you like where it is securedly kept.We are in talks with an oil magnate who has expressed interest in having it and raising a DRAFT of US$15m in exchange on any name we provide.We find this a verygood offer being that it is absolutely impossible for us to move this fund out of hereby any other means.We therefore crave for your permisssion to use you and your name to receive same as weshould not be found with such because of our status.We have agreed to compensate you with 30% the total
amount.Pls confirm your interest with your telephone numbers for further details.I wish to let you know also that this is 100% risk free. Respectfully, Major Tom Phillips.

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