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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Karl Raphel" <karlraphel0@libero.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: karlraphel@libero.it
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:47:39 +0200
Subject: Top of the day to you

Dear Sir,

Top of the day to you. My name is Karl Raphel chief executive officer Star Energy Group plc. We are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material export into Canada/America and Europe. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, Internet has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication.

I want to solicit for your assistance to help receive payment that is due to my colleagues for services and supplies we rendered. I prefer someone with Equity line of credit account because of our previous exeperince where our representative run away with our money. If you have Home Equity Line of Credit Account and can handle large sum of money,as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction I will want you to furnish me with the information’s stated below:

NAME..................................
AGE:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME..........................
OCCUPATION............................

NB: Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person. You will be entitled to 10% on every payment that you are able to recieve for us from our customers and all transfer charges would be deducted from the principal amount. For further information do contact me through my private email address.

We look forward in working with you.

Mr.Karl Raphel.
C.E.O Star Energy Group plc.
Email:karlraphel@libero.it

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam