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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:
  • "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: Johnson Wilson <jowi-58@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <wwwjohnsonwilson2k@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:59:43 +0100
Subject: hello



From.Mr.Johnson WilsonVilla 6 Riviera 11Cocody-AbidjanCote D'Ivoire

Hello, I am Mr.Johnson Wilson, the director of Ecobank in COTE D'IVOIRE I have a very confidential and urgent finacial notification for you. A contract file worth US$10.350.000 (Ten Million Three Hundrend And Fiftiy Thusand dollars) with the name has been noticed lying waste in our contract and account department of the Ecobank.

As one of our international remittance director.

I am obliged to notify you, since you have the same name with the late benaficiary.

I want this money to be paid into your account for us to share 50 50, all i need from you is honest and you will promise me that you will not run away with this money. I require you treat this letter with the utmost urgency.

Best Regards,Mr.Johnson Wilson.
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