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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:
  • "consignment " (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)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "William Smith"<be0900@ebullici.com>
Reply-To: <smtliam@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:21:45 +0100
Subject: Winner Lotto Funds.

I am a Diplomat from United Kingdom named William Smith,mandated to deliver your Lotto winning sum to you in your country of residence.

The Fund total US$8.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary of these funds by our Lotto Board Of Trustee with U.K Monetory Regulation Banks Agency, after long time delay of your Lotto winning payment the new elected Government and prime-Minister agreed to pay all outstanding payment of Lotto winners which your name was among those that will be paid through diplomatic means.

Please re-confirm your details to enable me proceed to you address as I am presently at Heathrow Airport in Terminal 5 in United Kingdom and before I can deliver the funds to you, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person:

1. Full Name
2. Residential Address
3. Age
4. Occupation
5. Direct Telephone Numbers
6. Lotto Number

After verification of the information with what I have on file,I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package Consignment to your residential address.

Send the requested information so that we can proceed.

Regards,
Mr. William Smith.

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