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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:
  • "the consignment" (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 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.
  • +2347028604699
• 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.
  • revkamplar22@blida.info (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REV LARS <j.kenneth50@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: revkamplar22@blida.info
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:23:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ???????


What is going on now? For your urgent information since we have not heard from you the board of the directors of my Bank and WORLD BANK GROUP / UNITED NATIONS has finalize to pay your 10millionUSD in cash through DMS cargo company via your doorstep, and your consignment will leaving once you reconfirm to us this information below to avoid wrong delivering.
A. Full name
B. Home or office address where to deliver the consignment
C. The name of nearest international airport around you
D. Direct telephone where she will contact you as soon as she arrived
E. Scan copy of your driving license or passport picture for identification..
F. your occupation/position.
REPLY TO revkamplar22@blida.info.

Do not fail to reconfirm all this information as soon as you receive this mail or Call me at +234-70-28604699, because there is no more time.

Yours faithfully;
REV LARS.


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