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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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: "faeqah800000@terra.es" <faeqah800000@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 19:51:06 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Good day


Good day
My name is Nejad Faeqah, I am a regional manager bank of Dubai,=20
Dubai media city branch, Am awfully sorry if this letter does not suit your=
business or personal ethics. I got your contact during my search on busine=
ss/ dealers and real estate internet search and my mind strongly tells me t=
hat I can thrust you, because I am desperately need someone I can trust, I =
only hope we can assist each other mutually, If you don't want this busines=
s offer kindly forget it as I will not bother you again. I have packaged a =
financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the Regional Manager=
of my branch, it is my duty to send our end of year financial report to ou=
r head office in Baniyas Deira Dubai-UAE (main office of NBD) at the end of=
each year, in my financial report for last year ended, I carefully set asi=
de a huge amount of money from the total profit made by the Bank, this fund=
is in a suspense account in my branch, As the Bank Manager, am not suppose=
d to be directly connected to this fund, this is the reason why I need some=
one like you, who I can trust, you are to stand in as the beneficiary to th=
is deposited funds as next of kin and claims that your business partner mad=
e the deposit before his death, meanwhile I will furnish you with the amoun=
t involved and all the necessary documents to back up your claims if you ar=
e actually interested in the deal, If you are interested in this transactio=
n, please kindly assure me that you are willing to handle it without thinki=
ng any bad against me later in this deal and I will be waiting to hear from=
you.
=20
Regards { MR.Nejad Faeqah}





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