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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "jerryking1@terra.es" <jerryking1@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:37:48 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT MR LAWLER



URGENT CONTACT MR LAWLER
ATTN;BENEFICIARY

I am here to inform you that your funds was deposited here by the Federal Government of Benin to this Western Union Department and we are oredered to transfer your money on the amount of $6000.00 usd per day,so i am mail you right now to let you know that we have transfered your first $6000.00 today for you.And the other transfer will commenced daily untill the total sum of $800,000.00 is completed.

So i want you to contact our Manager for your mtcn with all your contact information because the payment was not sent with your name, such as below;

Your name.......
country......
phone no.......
address/city.......
age/sex.....

You can contact our Manager with the folowing informations below;
His Name HON.MR COLLINS LAWLER
email..( w.ubbplc@live.fr
number..+22998759377.

Make sure that you contacted him today for your mtcn of $6000.00 we have sent already.
Thanks best regard by
JERRY KING








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