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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 dollars" (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.
  • samsom0tudor@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOU MUST READ THIS" <info16alpha@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samsontudor1@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:22:55 +0100
Subject: DID OYU GET MY LETTER ? PLS REPLY


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Hi my name is SAMSON TUDOR. I work in the International Clearing House AND
securities LTD here in Ghana.where I have acess to the company's most
sensitive files.
On the duty recently I discovered $6 million dollars in my company with no
beneficiary and the depositor is dead. That means my
company has lost track of its owner.
I want to give you the account information so u contact the right office as
the beneficiary and receive the money in your country where I will come to
take my share.
To achieve this I need you to give me these information about your self.
YOUR FULL NAME
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
PHONE
FAX
EMAIL
Age
Sex
Occupation
Company name
Your position in your company
Marital status
Country of origin
Country of residence

Please forward this information to samsom0tudor@gmail.com
SAMSON TUDOR

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