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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "antonio floyd" <antonionflloydd1afe@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: antonionflloydd1@yahoo.de
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:33:41 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU/ FROM IRAQ


Good day,

I hope that my Email meets you well. I am in need of your Assistance. My
Name is Antonio

Floyd . I am in the Army Finance Corp unit here in Baqubah - Iraq. We have
about $95
million US Dollars that we want to move out of the Country. I need a Good
Partner, someone I can trust. It is oil money and Legal.

We are moving all the cash and is being transported to Europe by direct bank
vault to vault
delivering to a private diplomatic storage in Europe for safe keeping
pending the
collection. The real content of the boxes were not declared to the
storage as it was delivered as personal family treasure and diamonds. The
most important
thing is that, can we trust you?

Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be
sent to or
deposited. If you are interested I will furnish you with more details. But
the whole
process is simple and we must keep a low Profile at all times.

I look forward to your reply and cooperation, and I thank you in advance as
I anticipate
your cooperation. Contact me with this E-mail: Waiting for your urgent
Response.

Regards,

Antonio Floyd

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