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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • email.dr_paul_andersn98@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "paul anderson" <paul_anderson1@mail.mn>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:44:52 +0200
Subject: ACT ASK NEXT OF KIN


*(CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS)*
**
*FROM THE DESK OF: PAUL ANDERSON,*
*AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA),
NO: 45 B IBISb AVENUE
INDUSTRIAL LAYOUTS,
AND WEST AFRICA. *
**
*EMAIL.dr_paul_andersn98@yahoo.com. *
**
*Dear Friend, *
*
This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however, it's just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction.* *I have the opportunity transferring the left over funds
($10.5million) TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES of one of my
bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31ST October 1999 in a
plane crash.

You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web
site **http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm** hence; I am
inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us
in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses. If you
agree to my business proposal further detail of this transaction will be
forward to as soon as i receive your reply. Have a great day, reply with my
privet *
*EMAIL.dr_paul_andersn98@yahoo.com. *

*Best Regards,*
*Mr. Paul Anderson.*

Anti-fraud resources:

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