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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)
  • "transfer into your account" (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: princess luzy <princess_luzy15@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <princes_luzy1@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:22:17 +0200
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY



DEAR FRIENDI AM PRINCESS LUZY FROM BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA,ONES AGAIN I SAID GOOD DAY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILYS,
MY DEAR THIS PROPOSAL THAT I AM SENDING TO YOU IS ABOUT MY LATE FATHERS WAILT, IN THERE SECUIRITY COMPANY, MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER DIED 3YEARS EGO, ON THERE WAY TRAVELING TO TOGO REPOLIC, MY FATHER WAS THE DIRECTOR OF EMMEX COMPENY OUAGA-FASO LIMITED, SO DEAR MY FATHER HAVE A CROSSING ACCOUNT OF ($11.4M) ELEVEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED US DOLLARS, SO DEAR AM CONTANTING YOU IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP ME ON THIS SUITUATION, BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN MY FAMILY, SO FRIEND ALL I NEEDED FROM YOU IS TO CONTACT MY FATHERS LAWYER WHO IS IN CHARGE OVER THIS FUND, SO ALL YOU NEEDED TO DO IS TO CONTACT HIM AND TELL HIM THAT YOU ARE MY UNCLE THAT YOU WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFERD IN YOUR ACCOUNT BUT I WILL SEND YOU THE LETTER THAT YOU WILL SEND TO HIM FOR THE FUND TO BE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, I WILL DO THAT WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WHEN THIS FUND BIEGN TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO INVEST MY OWN PART OF THE MONEY, SO FRIEND THIS IS HOW I WANT THE MONEY TO BE SHEARD, 40% FOR YOU AND 50% FOR ME WHILE 10% WILL GO ON THE EXPENSIS DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
SO FRIEND THIS IS MY QUESTION FOR YOU,1) PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT DENIED ME WHEN THE FUND HITS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,2) PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT DISCLOSE THIS BUSINESS TO ANY BODY,3) PROMISE ME THAT IT WILL BE A SECRET BETWEEN ME AND YOU,4) PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL HELP ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART, MEANWHILE IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ECCEPTED BY YOU THEN I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE, THANKS........YOUR FAITHFULNESS,PRINCESS LUZY.
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