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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.
• 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.
  • +447024072375 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • taycalmanufacturinginc@aggies.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: William Gerard <williamrard@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:18:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ****** SPAM ****** Do you speak arabic? do business with my company


Spam detection software, running on the system "easytravels.nl", has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.

Content preview: Taycal Manufacturers Ltd Lodge Mill, Townley Street Manchester
M24 1AT Lancashire UK Directline: +44-702-407-2375 Email: taycalmanufacturinginc@Aggies.com
Dear Sir, We got your contact from the directory. There is a business we
want to transact with you/your company. My name is Gerard William Drew, Assistant
Production Manager of Taycal Manufacturing Ltd. [...]

Content analysis details: (3.6 points, 1.0 required)

pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
1.6 DEAR_SOMETHING BODY: Contains 'Dear (something)'
0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message
-0.7 BAYES_20 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 5 to 20%
[score: 0.1345]
1.2 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
0.1 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS

The original message was not completely plain text, and may be unsafe to
open with some email clients; in particular, it may contain a virus,
or confirm that your address can receive spam. If you wish to view
it, it may be safer to save it to a file and open it with an editor.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam