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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 friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  • christianaarubaye11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Christiana Arubaye" <Christianaarubaye1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Christianaarubaye11@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:35:05 +0200
Subject: Seeking Your Urgent Co-operation.

Hello Dear Friend,

Please accept my apology if my mode of contacting you will in any way offend you. I am compelled to contact you via this medium for obvious reasons which you will understand when we discuss details of my proposition.

Through this letter I am seeking your urgent co-operation and an opportunity to invest and do
business with you in your country or any other country you can manage in around the world as my partner. I have a seizable asset to invest and I would like to work with you in doing business.

I am looking forward to your positive confirmation to enable us discuss details, which will include, my introduction, what will be in it for you,etc. You can reply me for more detail clearification on Christianaarubaye11@yahoo.co.uk

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Christiana Arubaye

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