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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:
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • miss_sandranettgoo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "williams john" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: miss_sandranettgoo@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:04:31 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY



DEAREST FRIEND,

I AM WILLIAMS JOHN AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN
GETTING THAT FUND TRANSFERRED. I AM IN BRAZIL NOW WITH MY GOOD FRIEND THAT
HELP ME FOR THE TRANSACTION.NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY SECRETARY ON THE
INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF 1.5 MILLION US DOLLARS
$1.500.000 FROM HER. BECAUSE I DID NOT FORGET THE HELP YOU RENDERED TO
ME IN THE PAST.


NAME....: Miss Sandra Nettgoo
EMAIL: (miss_sandranettgoo@yahoo.fr )

SEND HER THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO HER THAT YOU ARE
THE RAL PERSON.

YOUR FULL NAME;...............................
YOUR ADDRESS:.................................
YOUR COUNTRY:.................................
YOUR AGE:.........................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:.................................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:.............................

NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT SEND HER THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, SHE WILL
NOT RELEASE THE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFY BANK DRAFT TO YOU BECAUSE SHE HAS
TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE REAL PERSON. ASK HER TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL
SUM OF 1.5 MILLION US DOLLARS BANK DRAFT WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU.
NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW BECAUSE I
AM CURRENTLY OUT OF TOWN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I WILL
BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR.

NAME Miss Sandra Nettgoo
EMAIL (miss_sandranettgoo@yahoo.fr )

REGARDS

WILLIAMS JOHN

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam