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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the 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: "m"<mnson88@excite.com>
Reply-To: email-co-uk@atmail.org
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:13:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attention


Attention

I want to drop you a quick note because I did not hear back from you concerning the information I sent you the other day. Incase you did not receive the letter introducing my intent. I am Mr. Gregg Michael the manager in Overseas Courier Service Co. Ltd .I am contacting you based on the discovery of an unclaimed consignment which has been in my custody for past five years now. I want to move it to your country but I want to know your interest in receiving it.I discovered that the content is money but I did not disclose it to anybody in my office, rather I informed them that the crate contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS" belonging to my client (that’s you).Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 220kg but I manage to pay 120kg, which cost US$7,600.00. On no account should you disclose the content of the crate with the Diplomatic Courier Services for fear of betrayal.So do not allow them to know that the content is money. In the meantime, I have arranged with one of the
diplomat who works with United Nation to move it to your country on your behalf as the beneficiary of the consignment. Once I get your information I will send the key of the consignment to you. So I will need the following information for the save delivery of the consignment.

Full Names........

Address.............

Phone/Fax Number.........

I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have been automatically concluded. I wait your urgent reply as soon as possible

Mr. Gregg Michael

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