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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Chioma Uwaoma"<chiomauwaoma@accessbank.com>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 23:05:18 +0100
Subject: *****SPAM***** INTERNATIONAL VISA CREDIT CARD SETTLEMENT


Spam detection software, running on the system "server01.hrcdigital.eu", 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: Attention: Beneficiary, This is to officially inform you that
we have verified your contract/inheritance file and found out that why you
have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations
given to you in respect of your contract /inheritance payment. [...]

Content analysis details: (16.7 points, 5.0 required)

pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
0.0 MISSING_MID Missing Message-Id: header
1.8 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals
1.6 MISSING_HEADERS Missing To: header
1.2 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)
2.8 RCVD_IN_SBL RBL: Received via a relay in Spamhaus SBL
[82.128.14.167 listed in zen.spamhaus.org]
2.0 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.7 SARE_FRAUD_X3 Matches 3+ phrases commonly used in fraud spam
4.2 FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook

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