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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:

• 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: "agogosein03@terra.es" <agogosein03@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:58:00 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION URGENT


Atten, $1.5M USD

This is to inform you that your $1.5M USD will be send to you via western union
money transfer. The total amount mentioned above is with western union out let
and they will send the money via western union to you. Note they will be sending
$5,000 every day to you. Therefore i want you to email Dr Frank Smith the

western union supervisor and ask him to give you the MTCN you need to pick up
the first $5,000 tomorrow. Dr Frank Smith now and ask him to give you mtcn
and every other information you need to pick up your $5,000 tomorrow.

Here is what he may require from you.

Your Receiver Name...
Tel........
Address............
text Qestion.....
Answer.........

Note that only what you will discuss with them is re-new and re-confirming your
payments file Contact him now on this webmail address (westerunionoffic233@live.fr) or phone.+22993808491 Contact person Dr Frank Smith,


Thanks,

mr Agogo Sein






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