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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348024427112 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • p_johnson111@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Global Liberty Lottery International Promotional Program" <agent@gllipp.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:56:50 +0000
Subject: Goodluck


Dear Christine,

Congratulations.

Please find attached copy of your Payment Certificate issued to your by
the paying bank (Bank of England). Due to rush here in London, they have
informed us that your name has been forwarded to their regional office
paying bank in Nigeria, West Africa (Access Bank of Nigeria) for immediate
payment of your winning.

Based on this, you are advised to contact their paying officer who is also
the Director of Foreign transfers in Access Bank of Nigeria, Lagos-Nigeria,
West Africa. The information of the paying officer to be contacted in their
Nigeria office for your payment are as follows:

NAME: Rev. Dr. Peter Johnson
EMAIL: foreigntransfer@accessbanknig.org
PRIVATE E-MAIL: p_johnson111@yahoo.com
TEL: 234-8024427112

Ensure to contact the payment officer so that you winning will be paid to
you.

Good luck.

Yours Sincerely,


John Little
GLLIPP Agent.



>From: Christine Sloan-Sproul <mcsfamily@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "agent@gllipp.com" <agent@gllipp.com>
>Subject: confirmation group lottery
>Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:20:39 -0800 (PST)
>

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