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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • danielibe11@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Ibe <danielibe@wsra.ac.th>
Reply-To: danielibe11@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:45:49 +0000
Subject: FROM CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE FOR PETROLEUM

FROM CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE FOR PETROLEUM
Dear Friend,

I am DANIEL IBE ,chairman contract award committee for the petroleum special trust fund.I know that these letters will come to you as a surprise since we have not met in person. please bear with me, we are in search for a reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the sum of us$9.2 million. So furnish me with the following particulars for me to perfect the remmittance of this fund to your posession.

1,YOUR FULL NAMES.
2,YOUR COMPANY NAME (IF ANY)
3,YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
4,YOUR PRIVATE PHONE, CELL/FAX NUMBERS.
5,YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION,

Please you can reach me with your information if you are interested in my alternative email:
(danielibe11@hotmail.com) to enable us proceed.

GODBLESS YOU.
DANIEL IBE.

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