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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "mr.eugene@terra.es" <mr.eugene@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:28:09 +0100 (MET)
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN



TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Dear Sir / Madam

My Name is Mary Clark, i am 21yrs old from Ngwa Ukwu Local Governmemt Area of Abia State in the South East of Nigeria.I lost my parents four years ago in an auto accident and since then life has been too difficult for me and my younger brother Kingsley Clark who is 16yrs old,as my family are tired of assisting us even to pay our school fees and feeding. Now the situation is even worest as my junior brother Kingsley has been hospitalized for close to one month now without anybody to help us to buy drugs or pay the hospital bill,hence my resort to appeal for help from people with milk of human kindness runing through their veins. Please dear Sir / Madam,help us for my brother is DYING in the hospital,he will be under going major opperation in 10 days time.Any amount will be highly appreciated to save the life of my brother Kingsley. May GOD bless and reward you abundantly as you help me to save the life of my only brother Kingsley. If you are willing to assist us please send me your donation through Wester Union Money Transfer in the name of MARTINS NNANNA. who has spent all what he has for our well being.

RECIVERS NAME: MARTINS NNANNA. LAGOS NIGERIA .

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May GOD bless you all in JESUS NAME:AMEN.

Yours faithfully

MISS.Mary Clark.





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