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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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: "Richards Butler" <richardschambers01@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: richardsbutler17@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 08:48:53 -0700
Subject: PLEASE REPLY TODAY.


Richards & Associate Chambers.
Solicitor/Legal Consultants and Property Lawyers.
# 3,Gerald Ford Avenue Apapa,
Lagos-Nigeria.

Dear Sir/Madam.

Good day and God bless you. I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with you
in this mutual beneficial transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has
been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still
remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication.

I am RICHARD BUTLER.a Consultant and Personal Attorney (MR. ANDREAS
SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany an an Oil Contractor) who died along with his
entire family in July 2000 in a plane crash. he has USD$15,000,000 [Fifteen
million Dollars]with a Private Equity Investment Trust Company for
safekeeping.And she is willing to offer you 25% of the total fund if you
canassist her transfer this fund to Private or Companies Account of your
wish.She wishes to invest in a stable economy,
see website below.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)

My interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms,
I am client is interested in placing the fund in your company,if your
country`s by-laws allows foreign investment,in view of this,Please send to
me Your details informations such as Full Name and Address,Your mobile
Number,Your account Beneficiary, so as to enable me file application to
EQUITY TRUST HOUSE,where the money was deposited by RICHARD BUTLER for
normalization.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,
RICHARD BUTLER .
[S.A.N]

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