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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045707414 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: executive officer <johnbriggs02003@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:02:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: reply now


Dear Sir,I must first and foremost apologise for my late response to your mail which is due to my tireless efforts to see to the success of this transaction.

Be aware that this is no scam.To prove this to you,I am not going to seek your financial assistance in anyway.Rather,you shall be beneficiary to the funds I am receiving from a financier very soon,it is with this money from the financier that we shall use to pay the attorney who is preparing the legal documents that you shall use to make claims to the funds in the bank.

Please do respond immediately including your private telephone number and you may call me immediately on +44-704-570-7414.I await your very urgent response to this email.

John Briggs


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