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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • frank_taylor222@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Stanley Wise" <stan_wise230@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:50:08 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MORE INFORMATION/CONTACT COMPANY ATTORNEY


Dear VICTIMNAME,

Thank you very much for your response and your
interest in this transaction.
You should have nothing to worry about as this transaction is
100% legal and geniune there shall be no financial requirements
from your side.
I got your email address through my private search in the internet.

This is how it works, all our customers within your
jurisdiction(USA, CANADA and UK as the case may be)
will be directed to you for payment. Note that they
pay in cheque and your work as our representative is
to cash this cheque, deduct 10% from it and the
balance made payble into our designated account that
will be sent to you later.Annual income of $24,000USD is
whatever amount you receive from customers annually.
Below are the contact informations of our company attorney.
Please do get in touch with him introducing yourself as our
new representative.
He will forward to you the neccesary documents for you to sign
so we can commence at once.

NAME:Frank Taylor
EMAIL:frank_taylor222@fastermail.com


Please do this as soon as you recieve this mail and get back to me.

Regards,
Dr Stanley Wise.
(Foreign Transaction Officer)
Wise & Associates International Import/Export Company.
LONDON. UNITED KINGDOM.



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