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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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Alicia Walker <aliciawalker2a@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <aliciawalker_uk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:33:27 +0100
Subject: FROM ALICIA WALKER



Dear Friend My name is Alicia walker; I am a 19 years old girl living in london with My family and we are from UNITED STATE OF AMERICA,and i have been living in london right from my child.i am the first daughter of late Mr Neal Walker from UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, My Late Father Mr Neal Walker, is an oil contractor with Shell company .My Father Mr Neal Walker,died in a Ship Accident along with My mother on the 22nd of October 2006 on there meeting with American Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation. I need your Asistance to invest with my late Father's Fund of 10.5million USDollars .so if you can help me,then i will tell you all about this fund.Try and reply me with all this infomation. 1. Full names and address,2. Telephone and fax Number.3. Your occupation4.international passport THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.ALICIA WALKER
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