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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • sjnwhite@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JEAN WHITE <sjnwhite@caramail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:19:10 +0100
Subject: ATT:FOR YOU ONLY



Dear Sir/Madam,

I got your contact over the internet as a trustworthy and reliable person.
please pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you today
through this email. My name is Jean White ..I am the personal
solicitor to a foreinger, Late Mrs. Barbara Hatleberg and Glenn Hatleberg
unfortunately lost their life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines
Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000. You may read more about
the crash on visiting this C.N.N News internet website.


archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

I desprately need your assistance to secure and move huge sums of money left behind
by my late client to the tune of $25,000,000, (twenty five million
united states dollars) in a private security company.Am ready to give you 20% of
the total sum for your coperation in this matter.I will give you more details,
on your positive response, also include in your reply and acknowledgement of this mail
your tel number so that we can disscuss in details.

Yours
Faithfully,
Jean White

Please send your reply through my private email address:sjnwhite@yahoo.co.uk

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam