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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447045777692 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • zdenkochambers.uk@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • zdenko_tomanovic@lycos.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Zdenko Tomanovic <znovic072@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:28:27 +0000
Subject: Re: Final Conclusion



My Dear Partner,

I want to remind you that our huge business transaction deal completion/forclosure with the Fed in New York still awaits urgent and final completion for full access to our Cash I having been sent the fully funded $350M FED ATM Visa Debit Card here in London hence remaining their issuance of access PIN (Personal Identification Number) to the ATM Card from the FED in New York. Do write back via my personal safe email address: zdenkochambers.uk@googlemail.com for details on final conclusion on full access to our Fortune Inherited Funds.

We should be through with final conclusion of this deal with the FED in the next one week.

Most sincerely,



Barr. Zdenko M. Tomanovic

zdenkochambers.uk@googlemail.com zdenko_tomanovic@lycos.co.uk+44-704-577-7692.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam