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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Nenita Villaran" <v_nenita@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: v_nenita@cantv.net
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 14:43:24 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you.I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not
meet or communicate before.

My name is Madam Nenita Villaran,I am 43yrs old,A complete citizen of
Philippines, widow to the late former minister of finance in Philippine who
was a victim of the terrorist attack against the against the country by the
Abu sayyaf movement in the southern luxury beach region sometimes ago that
rendered many people of different nationals dead.

I inherited a total sum of US$ 20 Millions dollars(Twenty million dollars)
from my late husband;this money is deposited with a security and finance
company under a secret arrangement as a family treasure.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you
and perhaps trustworthy and your expirience in investment to give this
priority of inv esting the money into a lucrative business that you can
think of in your country and you will be entitle to 20% of the total sum.I
believe I can count on your ability to handle this on my behalf.

I will give you the contact of the security and finance house for you to
call them and finalise the transaction on my behalf.I give thanks immensely
for the co-operation as I look forward to your urgent response.

Love ,
Madam Nenita Villaran

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