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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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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: donald robot <donald_robot40b@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <donald_robot200@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:58:20 -0800
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION...........


Good day, Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email doesnot meet your business or personal ethics. I willfirst introduce myself as Dr donald robert, a staff inthe Accounts Management Section of a well-known bank,here in London , England . One of our accounts, with holding balance of$126,000,000 (One Twenty Six Million Dollars) has beendormant and last operated four years ago. From myinvestigations and confirmation, the owner of the saidaccount, a foreigner by name Paul Wood died on the 4thof January 2002 in a plane crash that occurred inBirmingham here in UK . Since then, nobody has done anything as regards theclaiming of this money, as he has no family memberthat has any knowledge as to the existence of eitherthe account or the funds and also Information from theNational Immigration also states that he was single onentry into the UK . I have confidently discussed this issue with some ofthe bank officials and we have agreed to find areliable foreign partner to deal with. We thereforepropose to do business with you, standing in as thenext of kin of these funds from the deceased and fundsreleased to you after due processes have beenfollowed. This transaction is totally free of risk and troublesas the fund is legitimate and does not originate fromdrug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegalact. On your interest, let me hear from you. Regards, Dr donald robert.

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