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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 pounds" (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 next of kin 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.
  • pnewman76@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Newman" <mrpaulnewman26@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pnewman76@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 01:19:33 -0800
Subject: urgent


Dear Sir,


I bring you greetings. My name is Mr.Paul Newman, I am a staff of
Abbey National Plc. London, Our late client named Engr.Ben W.westland,
made a fixed deposit amount of (£7.3 Million Pounds Sterling).He did not
declare any next of kin in any of his paper work, I want you as a
foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to transfer this funds out of my bank
into your account, after the successful transfer, we shall share in
the ratio of 30% for you, 70%for me. Should you be interested please send
me your information:

1,Full names.
2,current residential address.
3,Tele/Fax numbers.

All I need from you is your readiness, trustworthiness and dedication.
Please email me directly on my private email address:
(pnewman76@yahoo.fr) so we can begin arrangements and I would give
you more information on how we would handle this venture and once i
hear from you i will give you information of the bank for the transferring
funds on your name.

Regards,
Mr.Paul Newman.

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