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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • peterhams49@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "edward atler" <edwardatler@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:43:28 +0100
Subject: Let Do It Together


Let Do It Together
From:The Table of
Sgt.Edward Atler

Hello,

My name is Sgt.Edward Atler and I am an American Soldier serving in the
Military of the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. As you know, we are being
attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombings. We stumbled into Saddam
Hussein's storage vault and discovered funds belonging to his family. The
total amount is US$18.5 Million Dollars. We want to move this money to a
reputable/sincere person for investment purposes. This is the reason for
contacting you.
We are ready to compensate you with good percentage of the funds. We have
shipped the money out of Iraq to a security company in Europe via
diplomatic means as Iraq is a war zone. We want you to help us receive the
funds into your bank account for purposes of investiments or you can set up
a fresh account for this transaction. If you are interested, I will send you
more details. We are three colleagues in this business transaction and I was
mandated to find a good and respectable partner with great reputation that
we can trust.
Can we trust you?. If you want us to trust you, kindly send me an e-mail
signifying your interest to this (peterhams49@yahoo.co.uk) and supply me
with the following information:-

1 Your telephone numbers
2 Your full mailing address
3 Your nature of business
4 Your marital status.

This transaction is 100% risk free. You can visit this website for better
understanding. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm


Respectfully,
Sgt.Edward Atler

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam