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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jose stalle <joseph_stalle7006@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: stalle_joseph@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:36:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mr Stalle Joseph.


Dear Sir/Madam.
I am Mr Stalle Joseph head of Audit inspection in my Bank here in Cote Ivoire I am seeking your trust to have USD10.5M ,transfer into your account as next of kin to A French citizen,late John Edward,I will give you more details upon your reply send your telephone number and also you can reach me throuh my direct line 0022507248876.
Regards.
Mr Stalle Joseph.







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