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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 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: "Robert Sanko" <robertsanko2008@gmx.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:58:07 +0200
Subject: My Dearest Friend,


Dearest Friend,

      RECEIVING OF TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS.50/50%

 Am Robert Sanko, from Sierra Leone West Africa, my father was the former
minister of finance in my country but was captured and killed by the Rebel
Soldiers my Mother die through heart attack after the dead of my Father.

 But before my father was captured he stated to me that he deposited the
Sum of $20 million Dollars (twenty million dollars) in a Security House in
Ghana also in West Africa and handle all over the Documents made during
these Deposit to me.

 Right now am in Ghana to be safe from the War in my Country and have meet
face to face with the Security House Officials where the fund was kept for
safe keeping, but the Officials of the Security did not know the content of
the package 2 boxes as it was deposited as Family treasure.

 My purpose of writing you I need your honest and sincerely so that I will
introduce you as my late father foreign partner, to enable them deliver the
package 2 boxes, each contain $10 million, the boxes will be deliver to you
in your country Doorstep without any problem. After receiving this 2 boxes
you have open it send money to fly down to meet you in your country.

 Will need your details information’s.

 More details will be forwarded to you.

 Sincerely

 Robert Sanko.

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