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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347039521184
• 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.
  • dept.ecom1@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lchintp" <lchintp@ethome.com.tw>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:40:05 -0600
Subject: Re: Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB


OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE FILE
AND FOUND OUT THAT
WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE
YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR
CONTRACT PAYMENT. SO IF
YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY DO CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUNDS DEPARTMENT
CARD PAYMENT CENTER MR CHARLES BROWN ON HIS EMAIL.ADDRESS:
dept.ecom1@gmail.com
Telephone: +2347039521184

AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT USD 6.8MILLION AS
PART PAYMENT FOR
THIS FISCAL YEAR 2009.
NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO
YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT
AS YOUR SUBJECT.

KINDEST REGARDS,
MR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam