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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Tom Bello" <goodchambers15@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tombello1969@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:11:32 -0800
Subject: FROM MR TOM.


My Beloved Friend,
I am wondering over your silence regarding to your non compliance to my
email to you last week over unclaimed sum of Seven Million,Five-Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars belonging to late Mr. Mark Mattsey with our
bank since 21st of April 2006.
I await to receive your consent so that i can guide you on the necessary
steps we are to follow to achieve this goals.
Let's do it. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the Law THIS I
PROMISE.I would love to hear from you. E-mail me and I hope that I can
provide you with more information.

I await your reply.
Best regards,
Tom Bello.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam