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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "account opening form" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED NATION <info_unitednation.2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:12:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERY URGENT FROM UNITED NATION


Attn:Rainart Beichst,

I hope you have received the attached files sent to you such as the account opening form,my passport and my staff id.Please confirm if you have received them.
As regards your question about the EU with holding the fund due to taxation,I wish to bring to your notice that the EU does not charge any fee in form of tax on this payment because they have finalised with the Nigerian Government that their Foreign contractors have all paid taxes in Nigeria and moreover,the EU gave them the authority to use our organisation,UN and Barclays Bank Plc London to pay their contractors due to the fraud lent activities in Nigeria.
Therefore you should be 100% assured that you will receive your fund once you comply with the directive.I advise you to complete the account opening form immediately and return back to us as soon as possible with the fees which you will send through western union money transfer and forward the western union slip to us for confirmation.Also I wish to inform you that you should not hesitate to forward to us your bank details where you would like the USD$10.5M to be transferred to.
We look forward to your urgent reply with the completed form and the western union slip.

Thanks,
Rev.Dr.Roger Hedges
Director,International Audit Unit
United Nation Office
London,UK.

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