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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:
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "AKAIN ALI" <mrakain6@msn.com>
Reply-To: akain_ali@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 19:30:10 +0000
Subject: Salam Pls Reply me

Salam Pls Reply me
Dear Partner,
I need your Urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($10.5) million to
your account within 10 banking days. Upon receipt of your reply ,I will give
you full details Do on how the business will be executed and also note that
you will have 45% of the above mentioned sumwhile 50% will be for me, and
the other 5% will be for the expences occur in this transactionCall Me
00226 78 87 29 81
Mr Akain ALI

Anti-fraud resources:

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