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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Gregory J. Solomon" <president01_grem@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 03:13:16 +0200
Subject: Dr.Gregory J. Solomon

Dear Sir/Madam,

OGL 2006/2007. Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you, I am Dr.Gregory J. Solomon president/founder of Oil & Gas Ltd., we deal on crude oil and raw material and export into the Continent of America(North/South),Europe. I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a check that is due for payment to me for services and supplies I rendered.

Please if you are willing to assist, I will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction. And more so you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to receive for us from our customers.
Please contact us for more information via email with the below in formations filled out.

NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
AGE:
STATUS:
STATE/COUNTRY:
TEL NUMBER (Personal):
FAX NUMBERS:
COMPANY NAME (If any):
OCCUPATION:

We look forward in working with you.

© 2006-2007 OGL

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam