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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • songlibk17@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. SONG LI" <songli@info.com>
Reply-To: songlibk17@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:29:08 +0300
Subject: *****SPAM(5.5)***** HELLO


Spam detection software, running on the system "edusrv.edc.uoc.gr", has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.

Content preview: Good Day, Greetings of the day to you,although you may be
skeptical receiving this email as we have not met before, I am Mr. SONG LI
(Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer) of the Hang Seng BankLtd.,nevertheless
I have a business proposition involving the sum of $19,500,000.00usd in my
bank which I know we will be of mutual benefit to both of us, and I believe
we can handle together,once we have a common understanding and mutual cooperation
in the execution of the modalities..Should you be interested, please forward
the following to me: 1.Full names, 2.Occupation, 3.Private phone number,
4.Current residential address. Via this email address:{songlibk17@yahoo.com.hk}
Your earliest response to this mail will be highly appreciated. [...]

Content analysis details: (5.5 points, 5.0 required)

pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
0.0 UNPARSEABLE_RELAY Informational: message has unparseable relay lines
1.2 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)
1.4 DCC_CHECK Listed in DCC (http://rhyolite.com/anti-spam/dcc/)
2.0 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
-0.5 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam