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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Yan Mary"<yan_0@myway.com>
Reply-To: info.ralph2000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:16:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Season's Greetings!...Yan Mary


Dear Friend,

My name is Yan Mary, a land surveyor and urban architec, I was married to an Iraqi man and lived all my life in Iraq until the war started where I saw my entire family killed, I was lucky to be rescued by the intervention team of the united nations and further admited for medical treatment where I had one of my leg amputated and also contracted oesophageal cancer.

In the course of some survey we discover a collosal amount of precious minerals,we cooperated with the government and I was compensated with the sum of USD$50M, which was sent to Mumbai, India through a diplomat who is still at Mumbai waiting for me or any of my representative to take delivery of the funds.

I want you to kindly help me in taking delivery of these funds and secure them under your custody until I meet with you. Note that, I shall send you a copy of my Identity upon receipt of your response.

Kindly send to me your full contact details such as: telephone and fax numbers, residensial or bussiness address,and also a valid identification so as to send to the diplomat to reach you and to enable me keep proper records.

I urgently await your response! Regards, Me Yan Mary



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