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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024081063 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +2348020907908 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • smithleophones@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lansti01@hotmail.com
  • lansti03@yahoo.com
  • erect01@yahoo.com
  • bainesbullardmobiles@hotmail.com
  • briand_smith123@hotmail.com
  • kingsmobiles@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bill ." <pcbilal@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:39:39 +0100
Subject: NEEDING HELP

PAYMENT RECIEVRS NAME : BUNOR - SMITH. (lance tenor ) 
ADDRESS : 301 BRICK COLLINS WAY.
CITY : LAGOS .
COUNTRY : NIGERIA .
ZIPCODE : 23401 .

email : smithleophones@aol.com , lansti01@hotmail.com , lansti03@yahoo.com , erect01@yahoo.com

TEL : +2348020907908 , :+447024081063 (PAUL BRETON)

AMOUNT : 975 ( 450 + 375 + 150)

RECIEVERS NAME:TUNDE MARTINS  (geofrey williams , baines bullard , briand smith )
ADDRESS:12 LIVERPOOL ROAD
COUNTRY:NIGERIA
STATE:LAGOS
CITY:LAGOS
ZIPCODE:23401
tel : (+2348020907908

email ; BAINESBULLARDMOBILES@HOTMAIL.COM , BRIAND_SMITH123@HOTMAIL.COM ,KINGSMOBILES@HOTMAIL.COM

AMOUNT : 570$ (360 + 160 + 50)

 

 

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