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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ptzwilliams009@terra.es" <ptzwilliams009@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:08:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ?


From Patrick Williams

Attn:Sir/Madam

Compliment of the day, i am Patrick Williams the secretary to the commissioner for works

here in London, United Kingdom, i write to seek your assistance in my desire to invest US

$36Million (Thirty-six Million United states dollars) in a confidential manner into Real

Estate in your country or any other lucrative business with low risk
according to your advice.

I secured this fund through the advantage of my position in the government and i deposited

the fund into a security company for safe keeping in abroad before the government placed a

new embargo on we serving official from private trips abroad and also restricting us from

sending out money abroad. The vital issue at the moment is for you to assist me clear the

consignment from the vaults of the security company on my behalf and use the fund to

commence for the investment purpose.

I am an old man and due for retirement at any moment from now after putting so m! any years

in civil service and i want this project to commence in near future to secure the betterment

of my retirement future.

Contact me through my private number for more discussion
Thank You.

Yours faithfully,

Patrick Williams







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