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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 british pounds" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "prof mandy adams" <profmandy@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: prof_mandy_adams@myway.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:15:17 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


URGENT REPLY NEEDED
Prof.mandy adams
UBS AG Postfach
8098 Zürich
Switzerland
www.ubs.com


Dear Sir.


My Name is prof Mandy Adams,an investment consultant working with the Bank
Of Switzerland, UBS AG. at their offshore department Zurich Switzerland. I
will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a coporate or
personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need
strong Assurance that you will never let me down, if
I transter this money to your account.


During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with
holding balance of 52,000,000 (Fifty two Million British Pounds) this
account has not been operated for the past years. As at this moment, I am
constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is
received.


If you are not familiar with my Bank profile, please take a moment of your
very busy schedules to read about my Bank website;www.ubs.com and I look
forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are
interested, on replying send me the followings.


Account Name:....
Account Number:..
Bank Name:...........
Bank Address:.........
Swift Code No:..........
Your Private Telephone No:.......


Thank's for your time and attention.


Warmest regards,
Prof. Mandy Adams
Chief investment Consultant,
UBS AG Postfach
8098 Zürich Switzerland
www.ubs.com

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam