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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:

• 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:
  • "trunk box" (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.
  
• 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.
  • andrew_williams333@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Williams" <andrew_williams333@msn.com>
Reply-To: andrew_williams333@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:30:25 +0000
Subject: Hi

Hi

Dearest one
I know my message will come to you as a surprise.Don't worry I was
totallyconvinced to write you in reference of the shipment of my late
father'sconsignment deposited with the security company here, one trunk
boxcontainthe sum of of US$6 Million Dollars to your country for
onwardinvestment .I will offer you 15% of the total sum for your
assistance
and 5% for expenseces on like phone calls etc. Write me a mail to
email(andrew_williams333@yahoo.com.hk)please contact me as soon as
possible
so I will give you more detail asthere is war going on in my country,
Have a
nice day.

Thanks and God bless you.

Andrew Williams.

Anti-fraud resources:

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