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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:35:27 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS, ALIMA MANE


=C2=A0FROM THE DESK OF MRS, ALIMA MANE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
(PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL)=C2=A0=20
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM ALIMA MANE ,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTIO=
N OF BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO IN WEST AFRICA.WITH DU=
E RESPECT AND REGARD I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACT=
ION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACT=
ION.
=C2=A0
FROM MY DEPARTMENT IN THE BANK, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF TEN MILL=
ION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($10 MILLION) THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOM=
ER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILLIES,ON 25TH JULY,2000 CONCORDE PL=
ANE CRASH[FLIGHT AF4590 ] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD.THE NAME OF TH=
E DECEASED MAN WAS (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY).

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam