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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • kenneth_duke0000000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ken duke <kenneth_duke390@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kenneth_duke0000000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:25:02 -0600
Subject: AWAITING FOR YOUR REPLY......



Compliments to you, I decided to contact you for a business transactionhoping that you will contact me at your earliestconvenient for a possible business deal involvingmoney transfer of GBP £30 ,000,000(Thirty MillionBritish Pounds) I am presently the Auditor General of a Bank, locatedat the Heart of London.With your sincere assistant andco-operation,I have determined to work this deal outif we can do business after which a handsome reward awaits you for your candid assistance.As at this moment,I amconstrained to issue more details about this businessuntil your response is received. If you are not familiar with the aboveinformation,please take a moment of your very busyschedules to read about it and send your response.Thisdeal is worth taking and highly profitable. Your utmost response is highly awaited through myprivate email address: kenneth_duke0000000@yahoo.co.uk Thank you for your time and attention.Warmest regards,........................Mr.Kenneth Duke.
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