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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • ol.pedersen@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: Olsen Pedersen <olpedersen22@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: olsen_pedersen@walla.com
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:09:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello,


Hello Sir,

I received call from HBOS to advise that the money £10,000,000.00GBP is cleared and available for withdrawal. Now how am I going to get my commission if the money is transferred to your account since no money can be deducted from source not until the money gets to you?

N/B Do not contact me again through the official email: nospamfinance@astrazeneca.no henceforth all correspondences should be through my PVT email; ol.pedersen@yahoo.it, thus send to me your direct telephone number since I cannot contact you on your official number.

Waiting your earliest response and treat as urgent.

Kindest regards,
Oslen Pedersen

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