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

Fraud email example:

From: farncis martim <farncis.wo@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:11:13 +0000
Subject: PLS IMPORTANT















Dear good Friend,
I got your contact address from Internet website.
My name is Francis Martim ,son of late King Martim Dezmund Leo, the King of Mende Tribe who was the marketing chairperson of Sierra Leone Gold and Diamond marketing board. He was the King till his sudden death, though it is sad to say that he was killed by the R.U.F. rebel just because of his solid support to the democratic government. I am 24 yrs. I am in Ghana as a refugee, seeking your assistance to help me, receive my own inheritance that my late father allotted to me, 170 kilos of Gold and the sum of US$9.5m (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for investment in your country. I will provide you with the legal documents covering the gold and funds. We can discuss on what I should offer you from the total value for your kind assistances, which you will render to me.
Thank you and God bless you.
Best regards
Mr Francis Martim
+233207919609
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