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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:
  • "waiting for 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 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.
  • secretary@artofliving.net.tc (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: secretary.artofliving@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:50:34 -0600
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?SEEKING=20FOR=20YOUR=20PARTNERSHIP=2E?=

Dear Sir,

We will be happy to partner with you in our endeavor to assist the poor
and the needy in the society.

We are Charity Organization body known as ART OF LIVING. We are a Non-Governmental
Organization engaged in receiving alms for the orphanage homes and the destitute.


We seek to employ your services to represent our organization in receiving
funds and payments from our numerous donors who send funds to our organization
from all over Europe and America to help the less privileged people in the
society.

We would also like to inform you that you would be entitled to 10 percent
of every fund that you received on our behalf.

If you are interested in working with us, reply to specifically to my email:
secretary@artofliving.net.tc with the following details:

Full Names:
Contact Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Country:
Age:
Present Occupation:
Telephone Numbers:

Question: Have you done this before: YES / NO

We would like to inform you that after two months of working with us, you
would be invited at our expense paid trip to visit our office here in

London.

Your urgent response towards this proposal will be appreciated, as God will
bless you bountifully for helping the needy.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards.

Thomas Briggs.
Secretary.
23 Lady Smith Road E14 7NA
Tottenham
Tel.00447045706035
secretary@artofliving.net.tc
http://www.artofliving.net.tc

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam