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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 united states 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: From Benjamin Mataruse <benja1n@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <benjamatu1@centrum.sk>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:15:31 +0200
Subject: To You Dear Beloved.



Dear Good Day, We knew is wrong to contact you through this means but we are desperate and our present condition now is too frustrating, that was why we use this medium to fasting up our request. I am Benjamin Peter Mataruse, the son of the late asassinated senator, Peter Mataruse of zimbabwe. I am presently in abidjan, capital city of Cote D'Ivoire(Ivory Coast )in west sfrica with my junior sister, Sonia Mataruse, for the past two months now. We want you to assist us provide a bank account either new or old ,so that the bank here will transfer our father's money into your account in your country and also take me and my sister out of this country. Why we contacted you is that we went to the bank to withdraw this money since our late father use my name as the next of kin to the deposit, but were told by the bank director that my late father made an agreement with them that i have to get to the age of 25yrs before i can make claim of the money or alternatively i should provide a guardian who can make the claim on my behalf and that was why i contacted you. The amount involved is USD$7,000,000.000 (Seven Million United States Dollars) and We will be glad to offer you 15% percent of the total sum for assisting us. We beg for the confidentiality of this message as we also wait for your urgent reply. Yours sincerelyBenjamin and Sonia Mataruse.
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