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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:
  • "on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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: "Mrs Myrtle Gibson" <mamagib01@inbox.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ma_gibson102002@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:09:13 +0100
Subject: HELLO DEAR

Greetings!!!
From Gibson Family.
Liberte Sicap,
Dakar-Senegal
West Africa.

Compliment of the season,

I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you and my family in your company.
I have a substantial capital of $7.5Million United States Dollars in a Finance firm here in senegal which i will want yoiu to help me and my son to transfer abroad for good investment in your country.I honourably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.

Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money and gold will be invested,properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred toyour acount with your assistance.
Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal, I would furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure.

I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves.

Looking forward to your response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Gibson and Son David.

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