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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- markyork49@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: thehindu@web1.hinduonnet.com (may be fake)
Reply-To: markyork49@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:25:05 +0530
Subject: Article from The Hindu: Sent to you by Mark York

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not understand
why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months
which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATION. This email is to
all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED
NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$200,000.00 each.

This includes every foreign contractors/Inheritance that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found
your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been
agreed upon and have been signed.

. This funds are in ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM for security purpose ok? You are the
only person who will know your pin code at such you are the only one who have an
acess to your ATM card so i will send it to you and you can clear it in any
bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should send me your full Name and telephone number your correct
home address where you want us to send the ATM CARD to you. immediately for
the Delivery of your ATM CARD PAYMENT to your home address:

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you
cash your Bank Draft.
Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Secretary-General
Mark York
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This article has been sent to you by Mark York ( markyork49@yahoo.com )
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