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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:
  • "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: Mr Kadeem <ppmrppink91@msn.com>
Reply-To: <pin5nk@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:22:19 +0000
Subject: Re::Confirm



Re::Confirm



I am Mr.Kadeem Hardison, Key Account Manager in well-known Bank herein London
England However I have already sent you this same letter by post one month ago
but I am not sure that the letter promptly get to you since I have not heard
from you now i am resending it again.



At the course of my duty I discovered a dormant account in my office as Group
Accountant with Ahli United Bank UK . It will be in my interest to transfer
this fund worth of £48.5M pounds Forty Eight Million Five hundred thousand
pounds in an account offshore. Can you be my partner?



Regards and respect


Mr.Kadeem Hardison

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