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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)
• 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.
  • legal.career1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <faylona@streamyx.com>
Reply-To: legal.career1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:16:16 +0100
Subject: NOTIFY





How are you today? I am asked to contact you on behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr Allen Wood, in regards to the sum of Three Million Great British Pounds (3,000,000,00 GBP) He left you in a Bank account number:73307712321 with a Security Deposit Bank UK.Endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible with the below details: 1.Name in full.2.Address.3.Nationality. 4.Age.5.Phone/Fax.6.Present Country..
Please do contact me via this email for further instruction(legal.career1@hotmail.com)
yours in Service,
Ashton West Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam