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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 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.
  • skobi_anna01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs, S.Anna" <info@lloydsnet-webattn.net>
Reply-To: skobi_anna01@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:21:03 +0000
Subject: YOUR MESSAGE FROM MRS, S.ANNA




Hello,


I am Mrs Skobisovia Anna, Credit Accounting officer of Lloyds TSB Bank.
I am contacting you for a possible business transfer worth 22.5 Million
Pounds. It will be in my interest to finish this transaction with
you hoping that you will not cheat or blackmail me at the conclusion of
this goal because i have planned it for long.


If you can be a collaborator to this transaction, please indicate your
positive interest immediately for us to proceed. Remember this is
absolutely confidential because my Bank does not know about it. Your
contact phone numbers and name will be necessary for this effect.
Thank you for your time and attention.

Please send all your reply through this my private email address
to skobi_anna01@yahoo.com


Warmest regards,
Mrs, S.Anna
Credit Accounting Officer,
Lloyds TSB Bank

Anti-fraud resources:

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