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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "infooooooo48853@terra.es" <infooooooo48853@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:07:05 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY


GOOD DAY


OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

I saw your email (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid Contractors of $25,MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ), inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was Originated from Africa, Europe, Asia plus Middle East, Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been Located to the FRONTIER BANK OF LONDON.

Your email appeared among the beneficiaries, who will receive there Part-payment of $25, MILLION and has been approved already for months in this office. You are requested to get back to us for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund from the bank. However, we received an email from one Mr. Virgle Lee Samples who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him including her International Passport; we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to him.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to Records in the system had been long overdue.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Rodrigo De Rato.





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