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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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • fredrick_cb1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Fedrick Colby" <fredrick_cb1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fredrick_cb1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:36:03 -0400
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.

Dear Friend, I am contacting you for a business
transaction, involving GBP £35Million hoping that you
will contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible
business deal. I would like you to treat it like blood
brother affair and with the urgency and secrecy it requires.

I am Ken Colby Fredrick, the Head of Delegation of the
World Bank in Middle East. I am the link man between the
Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - (OPEC) and
World Bank in Iraq.

At the moment,I am constrained to issue more details about
this business until your positive response is received.

Please take a moment of your time schedules to read this and
send your response.
I assure you that this deal is worth taking and highly
profitable.

Thank you for your time and attention. Expecting your
response and treat this proposal with utmost
confidentiality.
Best regards,
Mr Ken Colby Fredrick
Here is my private email:fredrick_cb1@hotmail.com

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