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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.

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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • xxx1x040@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joe robert <xx1x49@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <xxx1x040@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:14:47 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS


INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPTLONDON
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file which worth about Five Million United States Dollars (US$5,000,000.00) only.
We also found out that you have not receive any payment since the British Government has set aside Nine Hundred Million United State Dollars (US$900,000,000.00) only from the One Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic Financial Crime Commissions both in London and Nigeria. These include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria , London and other part of the country.
Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging your payment through an accredited bank in USA . This is the latest instruction given by President Umar Musa Yar’ Adua of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in conjunctions with US government.
Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund (US$5Million) by sending us the below information and how you wish to receive your fund.
1. Your Full Name and Address2. Direct Phone/Fax number3. Your Age and Nationality4. Occupation
For your information you have to stop every further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) in respect of transferring your fund, this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised to contact the below office of the Financial Auditor International Credit Settlement Dept, London with the above information as soon as you receive this important message for more directives on the release.
Contact Person: Mr. Robert JoeEmail: <xxx1x040@yahoo.com.hk>

Note that because of those impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (285) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Mr. YOUR NAME Regards,Mr Robert JoeOFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORSINTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPTLONDON
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