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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 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 "dying widow" 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.
  • msjanetkone1989@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrssjanetkone01@leonardo.it
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:14:44 +0200
Subject: [SPAM] GREETING FROM MRS JANET


Spam detection software, running on the system "mail.oneitalia.it", 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
postmaster@oneitalia.it for details.

Content preview: GREETING FROM MRS JANET Dearest One in Christ, With Due Respect
And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.
My name is Mrs janet kone. I am married to Mr.Emmanuel kone director J.R
Industries Cote d'Ivoire.We were married for 9 years without a child. He died
after a Cadiac Arteries Operation. And Recently, My Doctor told me that I
would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of
the lever and stroke). Before my husband died last year there is this sum
$2.8 Million Dollars that he deposited with a Private Finance Company here
In Ivory Coast. Presently this money is still in the Vault of the Company.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God person
man or woman. I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire
of my late.husband to help Lessprivilaged people, orphanages,widows and propagating
the word of God. I took this decision because I don’t have any child that
will inherit this fund, And I don’t want in away where this money will be
used in an unGodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you
over this Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I
want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming
Cancer Surgery. Write back as soon as possible any delay in your reply will
give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose, Hoping to
read from you as soon.via email msjanetkone1989@yahoo.fr God bless you as
you listing to the voice of reasoning, MRS JANET KONE. [...]

Content analysis details: (7.4 points, 5.0 required)

pts rule name description
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3.9 HELO_LOCALHOST HELO_LOCALHOST
2.1 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals
0.0 BAYES_50 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 40 to 60%
[score: 0.5000]
1.2 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
0.1 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS
0.0 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam