419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "andersonlopez_claimsdepartment@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?MASTERCARD=C2=AE_/_MICROSOFT=C2=AE_PROMOCIONES=2E?=
<info@mastercard.co.uk>
Reply-To: <andersonlopez_claimsdepartment@live.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:35:20 +0100
Subject: INTERNACIONAL MEGA JACKPOT.

--
MASTERCARDÂ® / MICROSOFTÂ® PROMOCIONES.
INTERNACIONAL MEGA JACKPOT.

Estimado usuario de correo electrÃ³nico,

Su direcciÃ³n de correo electrÃ³nico fue seleccionado por MasterCardÂ®
Internacional en conjunto con Microsoft Â® Corporation del Reino Unido.
en el 2011 del premio mayor de Mega Internacional, la selecciÃ³n se llevÃ³
a cabo a travÃ©s del correo electrÃ³nico computarizado sistema de votaciÃ³n
en una base de datos de mÃ¡s de un millÃ³n de correos electrÃ³nicos, Usted
fueron seleccionados entre los tres afortunados ganadores, que han
aprobado la suma de Â£ 452,000.00 (cuatro y cincuenta y dos Mil Libras
Esterlinas).

Usted estÃ¡ en contacto con su agente asignado crÃ©ditos con los
requisitos siguientes datos:

{1} Nombre completo:
{2} Domicilio / PaÃs:
{3} nÃºmero de telÃ©fono:
{4} sexo / edad:
{5} OcupaciÃ³n:

Agente de Reclamos: Sr. Anderson LÃ³pez
Correo electrÃ³nico: andersonlopez_claimsdepartment@live.co.uk

Le saluda atentamente,
Sra. Rebecca Williams
Secretario.

CopyrightÂ© 2011 MasterCardÂ® Inc. Reino Unido.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam