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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • nels_snizo1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "snizore gisele" <gsnizo@student.com>
Reply-To: gsnizore@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:32:42 +0000
Subject: Help us / Urgent.


Help us / Urgent.

Our Parents are late for God sake.

Dearest one,

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God, Our names are
Gisele/Nelson Snizore we are from seirra leone but residing in Ivory Coast
in Africa. It is our desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to
assist us in transferring the sum of $2,350,000 inherited from our father
late Mr.Alfred Snizore. we are motivated in contacting you and hope to
gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as we get to know
you better.

So please we want to know if you will be of assistance but first we want to
get to know you better. we are willing to offer you $235,000 united state
Dollar for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money and
investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting us by sending your
phone # and address so that we can communicate with you at any time. This
mail was wtritten by gisele i am 19yrs old while Nelson is 16yrs old, our
prayer is that your days shall be long as you consider us and come to rescue
us.

(nels_snizo1@yahoo.com.hk)

We will be waiting for your response
With warmest Regards
Gisele/Nelson Snizore.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam