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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)
  • ",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: "RICHARD BROWN"<saint9@myway.com>
Reply-To: richard_brown122@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 22:16:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: KIND REQUEST FOR PARTINERSHIP


The Auditor/Headof DepartmentRoyal Bank of Scotland,United Kingdom._______________________________________________Dear Friend,I want to transfer out £15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million PoundsSterling's) from our bank here,I have the courage to look for areliableand honest person who will be capable for this importanttransaction,believing that you will never let me down either now or infuture.I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but idon't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreignerbecausethis money can not be approved to any local bank here in Scotland, butcanonly be approved to any foreign account because the money is poundssterlings and the former owner of the account is John Hughes and he wasaforeigner too.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with aforeign account as the real beneficiary.At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the totalamount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for
expenses both partiesmight have incurred during this process.I await yourearliest reply,Thanks.Sincerely,mr richard brown

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