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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "30% for you " (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.
  • eliot_james@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Eliot" <eliot_james0@gala.net>
Reply-To: eliot_james@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:14:18 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. James Eliot
am a staff of Bank of Cost, as the dirictor of launguges, Our late
client named Ghazi Musa Hassan made a fixed deposit amount of $17,300,000,

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 and 70% for me.

I want to assure you that all is well planned as we shall do this online
with all legal and banking requirements. All I need from you is your
willingness, trust and confidentiality so that we can work together to
achieve success. Should you be interested please send me the required

information below.
1, Full names,
2, private phone number,
3, current resident

And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below:
{eliot_james@yahoo.fr<http://fr.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eliot_james@yahoo.fr>
}
Kind Regards,
Mr. James Eliot.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam