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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • s_joann2006@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sandra joann <joannsandra02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 16:52:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I am a girl of 19 years Please help me Dearest



FROM :SANDRA JOANN
LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA
 
NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME WITH THIS MY DIRECT EMAIL (s_joann2006@yahoo.fr)
 
DEAREST
 
I AM SANDRA JOANN.THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS. ADAMS.J.JOANN.
PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARASED,I AM SEEKING YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER MY INHERITANCE MONEY THE SUM OF($3.5,000,000,00 US DOLLARS)THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE AMERICAN DOLLARS.INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.PLEASE IT IS MORE THAN URGENT, DEAREST, I AM WILLING TO COMPENSAT YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
 
THANKS AND GOD BE WITH YOU,
SANDRA JOANN.
 


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