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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • patrickolise_exxon82@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "operationdesk02@terra.es" <operationdesk02@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:41:56 +0100 (MET)
Subject: A PRIVATE BRIEF FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION!!!






ExxonMobil
Taking on the world's toughest energy challenges



Dear Recipient,

This email is coming to you respectively from Exxon Mobil
affiliate office in Africa. I am Patrick J Olise, Exxon Mobil Africa based Executive representative.

Exxon Mobil has an unwavering commitment to high ethical
standards, operations integrity, and flawless execution, Logon to www.exxonmobil.com for more details about our company. I have a sensitive and private brief from the Senior Executives of this top oil company in need of your partnership to re-profile funds amounting to US$1.2M (One Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Funds are for partnership investments in your based country. I will let you have the details, but in summary, the fund would be paid to you through a Finance Company where it is presently deposited as soon as the legalization and documentation process is concluded in your name.

This is a legitimate transaction without government interferenceand you shall be compensated handsomely with a good percentage of the of the total sum, should you individually or your company agrees to work with our us.
If you are interested to working with us as I hope you are, please reply respectively to this request with code (IVPS2008) for more details to
PATRICK OLISE: patrickolise_exxon82@yahoo.co.jp

Best regards,
PATRICK J. OLISE





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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam