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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)
• 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.
  • georgeakpan25@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: george akpan <georgeakpan25@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:47:09 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: YOUR EMAIL REQUIRES URGENT AUTHENTICATION




Dear Radha Puneet,

Thanks for your kind email and the message noted.
Please let me know is realy you are not interesting over this transaction As to enable me to seek for an interesting person that can handle this Transaction for me.
please call me as soon as you receive my mail


Thanks
Mr George Akpan


Dear Sir/Madam,

We apologise for intercepting your email and sending you this automated reply.

Due to the huge amount of spam and marketing emails, we have recently introduced an email spam/filter control system at www.foreign-workers.co.uk. This is to ensure that only authorised users can email and contact our clients.

Only approved incoming email addresses will now be permitted to contact our client email accounts. If you would like to be added to our list of approved senders, please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once we have approved your email details, we will forward your original message to the intended inbox. You do not need to re-send your message. We apologise for this one-time inconvenience.

Please use the following link to permanently approve your email contact details:

http://spam.izone.me.uk/sp.pl?i=20050802164745&e=georgeakpan25@yahoo.ca

Thank you for your understanding.

www.foreign-workers.co.uk
The place for Asian overseas workers to meet!

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