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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.
• 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.
  • dossou_humgbeju@yahoo.fr
  • atmcarddept_bj@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Smith Lazere" <smithlazere@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:01:14 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPOND


This is to officially inform you that ATM card worth Four million five
hundred thousand dollars(4.5M USD) has been credited in your favour in bid
to compensate you on your contract payment since you are next on our
inheritance file for the second part of this fiscal Year 2008. Your personal
identification is ATM 3900.

Contact the verification Officer Mr Dossou Humgbeju through email address
dossou_humgbeju@yahoo.fr or atmcarddept_bj@ubbi.com , with the following
information for proper verification and claim processing:
Full Name................
Delivery Address.........
Country..................
Occupation...............
Phone Number.............
Fax Number...............
Age......................
sex......................

NOTE:- You are also required to send along a means of Identification which
can be a scan copy of your Driver's License or International Passport for
identification on delivery.

Regards
Smith Lazere

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam