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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • davidpaul033@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "davidpaul49" <davidpaul49@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 02:47:00 -0600
Subject: Urgent


Dear sir/Madam,

l know that this mail will come to you as a big suprise since you do not know me . Please read carefully through this mail and get back to me. This is real and please note that this is no scam, junk or ajoke. This is real and l need your coperation.

l am david paul, l work with the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) as a consultant in the foreign exchange Department. Sir, there is a dormant account that belongs to one Mr JHONSON HILL; an Englishman. The said Mr HILL is an international business man, unfortunately he died in a plane crash in Nigeria some fews years back, But he left in his account Twelve and a half million dollars ($12.5million) and right now there is no next of kin and no address of whom to contact. So l am looking for a foreigner with a foreign account also whose will we will use as next of kin of mr JHONSON so that we canclaim the money and share it. So l am asking you to help me complete this transaction as you will be highly compensated. lnfact l have decided that after the transaction you will get 30% of the money and we can keep 60% and 10% will be expenses incurred as a result of transaction.

please not that this is not illegal and this is no money laundry because if we do not claim this money the bank will claim the money so please try and help me. lt does not matter which country you come from as long as you have an account with which we can claim the money.Please send me your telephone,Your full name, address and fax numbers so that l can call you. please note that there is no risk ofany type in this transaction.

Yours
Sincerely
david paul
Reply to my Direct email:davidpaul033@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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