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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 state 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mary john <mary_john6070@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 05:05:21 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dear,



Hello My Dear,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into financial transaction with you for our mutual benefits hence i write with due respect, i am Miss Mary John from Liberia, I am a lady,with black hair,brown eyes,5fts7inches tall,weigh 59kgs. I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction, dear i got your contact in a cause of serious search in internet for a transaction partner,i wish to invest in a manufacturing and real estatemanagement industry in your country, i have seven million,five hundred thousand united state dollars ($7.5 Million) to invest in industry and i will require your assistance in recieving the funds into your position in your country.
please it is important you contact me immediately for more clearifications on the next step hence it is my wish to relocate to your country as soon as this transaction is concluded. Awaiting your immediate response.contact me, Thanks,From Miss Mary John
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