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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:
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22509439505 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Duru Ukwuoma <duruukwuoma4@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: duru.ukwuoma@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:50:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HELLO! DEAR FRIEND.


Dear,
My name is DR.DURU.A.UKWUOMA. Please kindly permit me of
my desire to inform you about this deal which I have
been wrapping up for years now. Although this proposal
may come to you as a suprise, but I would want you to
understand that this deal is 100% legal and risk free,
though it requires confidentiality. What I need from
you is trust and your honest coperation for us to
execute this project.
If you really believe in deal, get back to me and give
me a call(+22509439505).
I await your urgent response.
Have my best regards.
Dr.Duru.A.Ukwuoma.

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