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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • tinaphilip02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tina Philip" <tinaph23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tinaphilip02@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:47:49 +0100
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASP

>From Tina Philip
(tinaphilip02@yahoo.com)
Amina Guest Hotel
Hello dearest one,
My name is Tina Philip, Am 22 years old, a Nationality of Ivory Coast; I
inherited 12.5 US Million Dollars. from my late daddy and I want you to help
me so that this my money will be transferred into your account in your
country and I will come over there to stay with you and possibly carry on
with my studies over there in your country ,in return I promise to give you
20% for ascertaining me, please reply me as soon as you can because my
life here is in danger for those that killed my father are after my life
and this money, so I have to hide in a hotel room here in my country while I
can see somebody to help me as soon as possible so that this money will be
transferred to his account, and also I will give he the contact of the bank
were the money was deposited in Nigeria.

Here is my mail box tinaphilip02@yahoo.com. So that I will send you my
photos and more details.
I am waiting right now for your urgent reply.
Thanks And God Bless you,
Tina Philip

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Anti-fraud resources:

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