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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: morgan ben <lovebenmorga99@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <b_morgan700@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:08:30 +0000
Subject: WARM GREETINGS


Dear Friend,Good day to you and i want you to patiently read this offer. I am Dr. Ben Morgan,The Assistant to the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in London.I am the linkman between the Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspicies of World Bank.Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC,I was ableto make the sum of US$15.5million, which is currently deposited in a Security company in Europe. I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me to acquire such amount of money.It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, If you will be interested, claim documents have been processed andwill be sent to you. The documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance,while 70% will be for me and i am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper from the relevant body which will exonerate the money from either drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private email:b_morgan600@yahoo.co.ukon the receipt of your mail indicating interest.I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction.You should also provide me with your private telephoneand fax numbersfor easier communication.Expecting your response.Best regards,Dr Ben Morgan.
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