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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • stephenclark_liason@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stephen clark <stephenclark_liason5@hotmail.it>
Reply-To: <stephenclark_liason@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:27:53 +0100
Subject: REPATRIATION



ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2006 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENT.

Dear Sir/Madam,
FUND REPATRIATION


This email is coming from the desk of THE DIRECTOR,
ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2007 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENT BOARD .This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Central Bank of Nigeria to pay 150 scam victims $1,000, 000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.Get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1,000, 000.00 compensation funds.Reply as soon as possible,so that we can commence repatriation of this fund to you.All reply should be sent to;
STEPHEN CLARK,
The Director,
ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2007 SCAM VICTIMS COMPESATION BOARD.
email: stephenclark_liason@yahoo.co.uk

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