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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (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.
  • llomagrad@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DAVID OBRAD" <llomagrad@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:31:44 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

I KNOW THIS EMAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT
KNOW ME. I AM
MR. DAVID OBRAD, A SENIOR MANAGER IN PACKAGING/COURIER DEPARTMENT,THE
BBVA BANK
INTERNATIONAL MADRID, SPAIN, WESTERN EUROPE.I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY
SEARCH FOR A
HONEST PERSON THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE BBVA BANK WHO
SAID THAT I
CAN CONFIDE IN YOU.

I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLAIM THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN
OVERSEAS(UAE) WHICH I
SHIPPED THROUGH OUR ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT.THE CONTENTS OF THE
PACKAGE IS
($20,000,000.0) ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BELONGING TO OUR LATE COSTOMER
WHO DIED
EARLIER THIS YEAR.THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY
THAT I HAVE
IN THE PACKAGE. ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS TO FORWARD BELOW
INFORMATION TO
ALLOW ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE COMPANY ABROAD HAVING THE DEPOSITS FOR
ONWARD
PICKING BY YOU:

a. YOUR FULL CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS
b. A COPY OF YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE
c. YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
d. YOU WILL HAVE 30% AT END OF THE PROJECT
e. 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.

PLEASE MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY ON THE COURSE OF
THIS PROJECT.
IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU, YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT
llomagrad@yahoo.com <mailto:llomagrad@yahoo.com>
FOR
SECURITY REASONS. OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET
BACK TO ME
PLUS SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. DAVID OBRAD


IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER
BY PICKING UP THE BOXES ON ITS PRESENT LOCATION,PLEASE I WANT YOU TO
RESPOND
IMMEDIATELY.I NEED YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam