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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 us 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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Madam Rhoda Richard <rhoda001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rhodarichard@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:14:19 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,


*From Mrs Rhoda Richard.*

*Good Day and complimant of the season,My name is Madam Rhoda Richard ,I am
The secertry of Auditing Department in Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina
Faso. I have a business proposal in the tune of $5.5m, (Five Million Five
hundred Thousand US Dollars) after the successful transfer; we shall share
in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.*

*Should you be interested, please contact me immediatly, so that we can
commence all arrangements and i will give you more information on how we
would handle this project. Please treat this business with utmost
confidentiality and do let me know if you are interested.*

*my Kind Regards,
Mrs Rhoda Richard
*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam