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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.

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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Robinson" <peter@mail.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pete@mail.az
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:27:32 -0700
Subject: From Peter

Hello,

Inheritance Instruction Payment Of $18 Million USD Only
.........................................................

Compliment of the day,HM Treasury office inheritance Probate Dept's
write to inform you that we have Bi-Directional Inheritance Instruction Payment codicil Of $18 Million USD Only in your favor as the TRUSTEE to our late Client's Inheritance Estate who died with his only surviving grand
son in an air crash with his private jet and we wish to inform you to
forward the following details

1.Your Full Name
2.Your Complete Address
3.Direct Telephone Mobile and Fax Number.
4 Your Age

to our office to facilitate the release authorization of the inherited
estate payment to you.We await your urgent response and revert back to the
front desk officer.

Regards
Peter Robinson

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam