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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • samuel_lantey01@latinmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "SAMUEL LANTEY" <samuel_lantey01@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:06:50 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME



MR.SAMUEL LANTEY (JP)
CHAIRMAN,ECOWAS DEBT PAYMENT PANEL
ECO FUND OFFICE
RUE DU BOLUEVARD
LOME - REPUBLIC OF TOGO
WEST-AFRICA

GOOD DAY,

TRANSFER OF $18 MILLION USD
MY NAME IS MR.SAMUEL LANTEY,CHAIRMAN ECOWAS
CONTRACTOR'S DEBT PAYMENT PANEL.I AM CONTACTING YOU TO
INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME SAFEGUARD FUNDS
AMOUNTING TO EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
LEFT BY ONE OF OUR LATE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WHOSE
RELATIVES COULD NOT BE TRACED AS HE DIED ALONG WITH
HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO THE DECEASED TO ENABLE OUR ORGANISATION
TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE NEXT OF
KIN.

AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED
WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY.THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE BUT SHOULD BE KEPT SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL
DUE TO MY SENSITIVE POSITION IN ECOWAS
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION
WHEN I RECIEVE YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE AT MY SECURED
EMAIL ADDRESS :SAMUEL_LANTEY01@LATINMAIL.COM

NOTE:DUE TO MY POSITION NOW,I HAVE THE DECEASED
CONTRACT FILE WITH ME INCASE OF ANY QUESTION FROM OUR
ORGANISATION WHEN THE DEAL STARTED AND ALSO THE
PROCESS TO PUT CLAIM ON THE FUNDS AS THE NEXT OF KIN
WILL BE LEGALLY PROCESSED TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF LAW
OF OUR COUNTRIES
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST
YOURS FAITHFULLY.

MR.SAMUEL LANTEY(JP)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam