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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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: Mitchell Iroegbu <mitchelliroegbu@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:45:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL


>From the Desk of
Mitchell Iroegbu,
Assistant Manager,
Foreign Payment Section


ATTN:Mr. Wilmod Wirth



URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL

THIS IS VERY URGENT.I HAVE SEEN WHY YOU HAVE NOT BEEN
PAID.YOU MADE THE MISTAKE BY GIVING THEM MONEY AT
FIRST AND THEY WILL KEEP DEMANDING MONEY FROM YOU ON
THE PRETEXT OF ONE DOCUMENTS OR THE OTHER.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS BUSINESS STARTED AND THAT IS THE WAY
IT WILL END.PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME ON THE BANK
TELEPHONE LINE EXCEPT THIS NUMBER I HAVE GIVEN TO YOU
ABOVE.IF WE START,IT WILL LAST FOR 5 BANK WORKING DAYS
BUT MAKE SURE YOU WILL PULL OUT THE FUNDS AS SOON AS
IT HITS YOUR ACCOUNT.

THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OUT, SO LET US DO IT WITHOUT
THEIR KNOWING AND I WILL RESIGN AS SOON AS YOU CONFIRM
THE FUNDS AND RUN AWAY.

GET BACK TO ME LET US DISCUSS.

MITCHELL IROEGBU
Assistant Manager
Foreign Payment Section
Tel: 234 803 529 0705


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