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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23414057046 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • compensationfinancialagent@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: COMPENSATION FINANACIAL AGENT <compensationfinancialagent@yahoo.pl>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 21:40:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.


Dear Anuprabha Nayanain,

How are you doing to day?

Thanks for your mail to me hope this will get to you in good state of mind.

However i will want you to understand the fact that this is a legit transaction.

You might have make some payment to some people or froud but i am using this midium to tell you that this is not that such of organization.

This is all i will have to tell you for now form more information you will have to complete the verification given to you and get back to me immediately.

So i will waqnt you to ack very fast on this and mind you if you have payed money to anybody please stop that.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age :
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:

COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD OFFICE
CONTACT AGENT MR. BEN DICKSON.
EMAIL: compensationfinancialagent@yahoo.pl
Tell : 009 234 1 4057 046

Sincerely
Ben Dickson
FINANCIAL AGENT


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