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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.
  • info_hmrconfrnce@mail2california.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick cole" <rickcole6@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hmr_co@consultant.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:03:32 +0200
Subject: CONFERENCE/INVITATION


Dear Friend,
CONFERENCE/INVITATION
My name is patrick Cole, working with (WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN WELFARE) California, U.S.A. We are organizing a global youths combined conferences taking place from August 6th-8th 2007 at California in the United States and in, Dakar Senegal from August 13th-15th 2007 .In our request to invite people from various countries around the world,

If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country, you may contact the secretariat of the organizing committee for details and information.

I believe that we may have the opportunity to meet if you may be willing to participate in this event. You can also inform youths & NGOs in your country about these conferences. The benevolent donors of the Organizing Committee will provide round trip air tickets and accommodation for the period of participants Stay in the U.S., to all registered participants.

If you are a holder of an international passport that may require visa to enter the United States you may inform the conference secretariat at the time of registration, as the organizing committee is responsible for all visa arrangements and travel assistances. Below is the contact address of the conference secretariat:

By Tel/Fax: +19782162653 tel.+12063382880 or by Email: hmr_secretary@secretary.net
or info_hmrconfrnce@mail2california.com

Sincerely,
patrick. Cole.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam