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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:

• 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:
  • "the required fees" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • 02000737@joinme.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • prof.charles_soludo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Jonathan Lux" <mandy_john1985@msn.com>
Reply-To: jonathanlux_33@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:30:31 +0000
Subject: Re: Raise the funds and get back to me

Hello, why haven't i heard from you. i was worried and did you get my email? let me hear from you soon.

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From:  "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
Reply-To:  justinthym@googlemail.com
To:  02000737@joinme.com
Subject:  Re: Raise the funds and get back to me
Date:  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 08:35:56 +0100
>Dear Professor Soludo,
>
>I have now secured the required fees of $75,000 please advise secure
>bank account details so I can transfer the funds to you as quickly
>as
>possible.
>
>Once that is done can you confirm this will be the final payment I
>need to make to secure the transfer of the $25Million into my trust,
>
>If necessary you can call me on my work number - +1-253-397-1541 -
>and
>be patient, if I am on the phone it will let me know there is a call
>waiting and put you on hold, I will try and get off the phone as
>soon
>as I can.
>
>yours
>
>Justin Thyme
>
>____________________________________________________________________________
>
>>On 6/28/06, Professor Charles Soludo
>><prof.charles_soludo@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Dear Justin,
>>
>>Once you have raised the necessary funds to finalise the transfer
>please get back to me   >and I will give you the bank account
>details
>to transfer the money into.
>>
>>yours
>>
>>Professor Charles Soludo

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam