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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • jamesezenwa51@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "office_file35" <office_file35@microcamp.com.br>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 13:33:41 -0300
Subject: CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATElY


Dear
FriendI
am very
happy to
inform
you about
my success
ingettingthat
fund Now,
I want
you to
contact
my
secretary
onthe
informationbelowNAME;
Mr EDWIN
EZENWAEMAIL:(jamesezenwa51@yahoo.fr)ask
him tosend
you the
total sum
of
(850,000.00)Eight
hundredandfifty
thousand
dollars
USD in a
bank
draft,
which
Ikept for
yourcompensation
in your
past
effort.
CONTACT
HIMON&nbsp;
this
email(jamesezenwa51@yahoo.fr)Regards,BARRISTER
BEN
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam