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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "aga" <agacoll@centrum.sk>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:13:57 +0200
Subject: From Mrs.Agata/Can You Be Trusted

>From Mrs.Agata/Can You Be Trusted
Reply to my private email: agatha.jcollins@live.fr

Peace be upon you.

My name is Mrs.Agata, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you and the charity organization around your community. I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago immediately after the death of my husband who has left me everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks because of my health I decided to WILL/donate the sum of us$15.5m to you since I have no child. I wouldn't know how busy you are at moment to make urgent trip to cote d'ivoire for the claim of this box in person.

You should contact me immediately with your Complete contact informations so that I will put you in contact with the establishment to enable you arrange with them on how to get the money for the purpose mentioned above, I can't predict what will be my fate by the time you will recieve the fund, But you should please ensure that the fund is used as l have described above. Please if you are not interested delete this email, But if you are interested Please i will need following informations about you.

I will like you to be sincere and honest with me in this project.

1.Full names,
2.Age
3.Occupation,
4.Direct phone number,
5.Current residential address.
6.Marital Startus
Thanks and God Bless you abundantly.
Yours Respectfully,Mrs Agata
Reply to my private email: agatha.jcollins@live.fr

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