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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • dicksonsmith123@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dickson Smith" <dicksonsmith123@aim.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dicksonsmith123@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 12:20:05 +0100
Subject: Thank you and have a great day



Dear Partner,

Top of the day to you.

Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you I am Mr.Dickson Smith,founding Managing Director of Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited.
We are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw materials and export into the Canada/America and Europe.

I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a cheque that is due for payment to me for services and supplies i rendered.

Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments wil be made through you in the course of this transaction.And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to recieve for us from
our customers.

Please contact us for more information via email(dicksonsmith123@yahoo.co.in)
with the below informations filled out.


NAME..................................

MAILING ADDRESS.......................

AGE:..................................

STATUS:...............................

STATE/COUNTRY.........................

TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME.........................
OCCUPATION..........................
NAME OF BANK........................

These will give a proper identification of you and enter into our database in the company's file.So please do endeavour to send to us these informations to enable you start as a representative in your domain.

I will like to say that the management and staff will be glad if you will accept these offer.

We look forward in working with you.

Managing Director/CEO,
Mr.Dickson Smith,
Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited

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