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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Jason Philips <jphils@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jason.phils@live.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:30:39 +0000
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.





Dear Friend,

My name is Jason Philips an attorney to a very wealthy client of mine who died some years ago.

I have a personal business proposal which will be of mutual benefit to the two of us if you agree to partner me in the project. The proposal involves the investment of my client bank balance in your company or any start up company which you will set up for the funds.

The basic terms of the proposal is for the re-profiling of the entire identity of the funds under your ownership, corporate or individual,that is presenting you as the next of kin with all the necessary doccuments available to back it up.

The management and legal department of my clients bank in a recent meeting with them recommended that the account of my client be deleared dormant and the fund sent to the account treasury if I am not able to present a next of kin/beneficiary to my clients account in one month.

If you accept to partner me in this project kindly get back to me for further information. Regards,

Jason Philips (Esq)

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