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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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: "RICHARD TAYLOR [Pvt]" <cindy.blare@cgcmail.maricopa.edu>
Reply-To: r.taylor@mail2me.com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:27:18 +0100
Subject: YOURS SINCERELY, Richard Taylor {Pvt}

Greetings to you,

How are you and your family? Hope all is well. My name is Richard Taylor
(Pvt) an American soldier, serving in the military with the US Army 3rd Infantry
Division operating in Iraq. With a very urgent need of assistance, I have
summed up courage to contact you. I found your contact particulars in an
electronic address directory. I am seeking your kind assistance to move the
sum of ($18 Million USD) Eighteen Million United States Dollars to you. Therefore,
you must assure me of the safe keeping of my share. All I need is your willingness,
trust and commitment until I complete my service here in Iraq.

Information source about the fund -
You can go to this web link to read about the event that took place here
in Iraq:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

Some money in various currencies were discovered in barrels at a farmhouse
near one of Saddam old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue operation,
and it was agreed by SSgt Kenneth Buff and I, that some part of this money
be shared among the two of us before informing anybody about it. The above
figure was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of money became
a problem for me, so with the help of a contact working here and because
his office enjoys some immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe
location entirely out of trouble spot. Now, I have found a very much secured
way of getting the package out of Iraq, and I will discuss this with you
when I am sure that you are willing to assist me. Please be assured that
with mutual consent, both of us can agree on a deal. I am therefore, making
a passionate appeal, should you have any reason to reject this offer, please
and please delete this message immediately, as any leakage of this information
will be detrimental to the entire US soldiers here in Iraq.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated. Please contact
me as soon as possible via this medium (r.taylor@mail2me.com) which is my
only private means of communication.

Kind Regards,

Richard Taylor (Pvt)
Personal E-mail: r.taylor@mail2me.com

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