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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)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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: "DR DANIEL SAMUEL PETER" <delink_hosiptal@Safe-mail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: delinkmedical@myway.com
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:51:17 -0800
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE

My Dear Friend
This letter may come to you as a surprise, but I plead with you to patiently read through it
Before deciding whether to assist me or not. I am DR PETER SAMUEL of the DELINK INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Ilorin, Nigeria. I wish to solicit for your assistance in this transaction, which I strongly believe will be of mutual benefit to both of us if treated with trust and confidentiality it deserves.
I have in my possession, complete document that covers a huge amount of money belonging to late Mrs. Rebecca Faruq Hassan, who died of cancer last month. Due to the fact that I am her personal medical doctor. She had enough confidence in me, that made her to entrust documents that covers the sum of ($25.5MILLION USD) dollars for safekeeping.
I wish to transfer this fund to a foreign account, Due to the fact that her only daughter who would have inherited this money died in UK,for this reason I will apply for the procurement of the vital documents that will cover this money and validated them to enable this fund transferred to any part of the world.
In view of the above, I beg for your assistance in helping me make claim of the money by accepting to be the supposed relation to Late Mrs. Rebecca Faruq Hassan as this will fasten the transfer of the money into your account as the rightful beneficiary just as to be stipulated in the WILL. If you are interested in given me the required assistance, kindly reply this mail so as to know the subsequent step to take.
N.B: When replying this mail, please state your complete information.
1.your full name
2.your home and office address
3.your telephone and fax number.
4.your company's name
5.and international drivers license or face copy of your International Passport
I await your positive responds as i have already mapped out twenty (20)% of the total sum for you.
Best Regard
DR PETER SAMUEL

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