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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: shamim junior <shamimjunior26@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: shamsham51@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:30:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND


Dear Sir/Madam

Compliment of the season. I contacted you because I know we can work together. My name is Shamim Alavi Junior. My mother is from Pakistan and my late father is from Ivory coast in west Africa and I contacted you because I want this transaction to be very confidential and secret because of the money involved is ($10 Million US Dollar) and the money is in a box here in Ghana cash ready to delivered out of Ghana.

I have all the documents but I just have only one problem for you to help me so that the box can be delivered to you without any problem. If you can help me, I will give you $3 million US Dollar from the $10 million us dollar when the box arrived at your door step.
Please don’t tell any body about this business because the box is in the airport right now here in Ghana.
now just to solve this little problem for me and the box will be deliver to you in your country,this is a secret for me and you alone, please let's work together in 48 hours you will get the box. Please call me immediately as soon as you get this email . All the documents is Ready.

I wait to hear from you.

God Bless You.
Shamim Alavi. Junior.


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