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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 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.
  • silascowie2020@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Olympic Metal & Fabrics Ltd <silascowie2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: 9 Mar 2007 00:40:26 +0100
Subject: Job Offer

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


Dear Sir/Madam,

My Name is Mr. Silas Cowie Account Manager of Olympic Metal & Fabrics Ltd, our company is currently looking for a representative in United States and Canada who will help us establish a new distributing network to get to our clients that bought goods from us and collect their outstanding bills which they owe company. This Job is a part time job for you, to find out more about the job please reply me back via email.

Terms And Condition:
1. To receive payments from the Clients.
2. Cash the Payments at your bank.
3. Deduct 11%, which will be your percentage/pay for your services to us.
4. Forward balance after deduction of your percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be directed to send the funds to us.

Please if you are interested forward to us your following details:

1. Full Names: ................
2. Contact address: ...........
3. Telephone/mobile and fax number:........
4. Gender/Age:.........
5. Occupation: ........

NB: Please kindly respond to the following email for more info:

Email: silascowie2020@yahoo.fr

Thanks and we await your sooner response.

Mr. Silas Cowie,
Account Manager,
Olympic Metal & Fabrics Ltd.
101 Olympic Business Centre,
Paycocke Road, Basildon,
Essex
SS14 3ET.
United Kingdom.

Anti-fraud resources:

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