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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447031958368 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • abraham_m@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Abraham Mike." <abraham_mike@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abraham_m@myway.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:17:09 +0400
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.


MR.ABRAHAM MIKE.
ADCORP CONSULTANTS LTD
GREAT BRITAIN LONDON UK.
Direct line:+44 7031 958 368.
Email:abraham_m@myway.com
SUB: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
Dear Sir,
Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this medium. Although, we have never met before. Nevertheless, I have every reason to believe that you are a highly respected and trustworthy personality.
I got your contact through your country's chambers of commerce and Industry.Although, I don't know you personally but I believe God has made this contact possible and also hope you will not disappoint me for
trusting you.
I am a Consultant by profession, and I represent a solid interested in investment abroad. I am interested in investing in your country with investment totaling {Fourtheen Million United States Dollars} {$14,000.000.00} under your technical and managerial partnership. Should you be inclined to be involved in this project, I will
appreciate a prompt response from you through the above Private Email, so that I
can provide you further details on how we can quickly realize this transaction together as everything regarding championing it to great high has been put in place here by me as the inssider and do assured you that your person will be higly protected with your percentage of %20 of the total sum.
Finally, if you are not interested in this proposal, I apologize for
any inconvenience.
Yours faithfully,

Dr.Abraham Mike.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam