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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND <imfteam7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <imf200@ubbi.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:29:29 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION FOREIGN RECEIPENT,,,,,,,




ATTENTION,
We are INTRENATIONA MONETARY FUND TEAM inveted to nigeriaby the new president of nigeria who took over office may 29 2007in his good democratic execise , he perceived that so many foreignersare being owned by the pass Goverment who was not able to transfered their money to them as they had spend so many money trying to finish their contract with the nigeria counterpart. Now the President Umar Yar,Adu use this opportunity to invite this IMf team expert from swiss to help with their dignity to transferto each receipent the sum of $5 million (FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) as part
payment of their total fund as a favour to them.Now your file appear to us here as one of the receipent.So you can reconfirm to us here with your dedails to enable this team commece your payment immediately with any much spending of money without seeing any action .Thanks and god help you.
KENNY DOUGLAS IMF TEAM SECRETARY IN NIGERIA





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