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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • richealynadia@yahoo.com
  • richealy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <info2008@centrum.cz>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:18:12 +0200
Subject: HELLO MY DEAR FRIENDS


FROM MISS,NADIA PHILIP

AT THE MISSIONNARY CHURCH=20

ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE

WEST AFRICAN

DEAR SIR/MADAM

I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL BE A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU, BUT I WANT YOU TO

CALM DOWN AND READ VERY CAREFULLY. I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE

BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AND I WANT YOU TO HELP ME OUT OF THIS BUSINESS Y=
OU

WILL NEVER REGRECT OF HELPING ME PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTRESTED, SEND A REPL=
Y

TO ME IMMEDIATELY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS richealynadia@yahoo.com or

richealy@yahoo.com PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR EMAIL

ADDRESS] URGENCY HASTO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DE=
AL

BETWEEN BOTH OF US.WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE SO THAT I CAN MOVE

AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THE INDEPT DETAILS CONCERNING THIS BUSINESS...

BEST REGARDS

MISS NADIA PHILIP

=C2=A0

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam