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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • msangel_257@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Angela" <msangel_257@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:50:22 +0000
Subject: from Miss Angela


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Miss Angela Abbe,
Introduction.

Hello,
How are you? hope you are doing well, am Angela a lovely girl and i drop at
your profile and i love what i saw there,i believe we can get aquainted so
if it interests you,pls reach me back here okay for further communications
Reply me through my private email address at : msangel_257@yahoo.co.uk

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country.Though I have not meet with you before but I
believe,one has to risk confidence in other to succeed sometimes in
life.There is this huge amount of Eigth million U.S dollar ($8,000,000.00)
which my late Father Deposited with my name in one of the leading Finance
Firm for an investment purposes before he was assasinated by unknown
persons.Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere
safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to
help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and
transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment
purposes on these areas:

1). Telecommunication
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 20%
Of the total fund

PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL: msangel_257@yahoo.co.uk


I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,

Miss Angela Abbe*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam