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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:

• 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:
  • ",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 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.
  • +31647269378 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • microclaims222@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?b?Q09OVEFDVCBVUyBOT1cgQVMgWU9VUiBFTUFJTCBJRCBXT04gJDEg?=
=?iso-8859-1?b?TUlMTElPTjogUkVQTFkgVE8+Y2xhaW1maWxlczAwMkBsaWJlcm8u?=
=?iso-8859-1?b?aXQ8T1I+bWljcm9jbGFpbXMyMjJAYW9sLmNvbTwgICAgICA=?="
<susan.smt8@libero.it>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:06:05 +0200
Subject: ****** SPAM ****** info


Spam detection software, running on the system "easytravels.nl", has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.

Content preview: Attn: Winner Contact: Dr.Kevin Green(Micro-Alliance lotto
office) Email: microclaims222@aol.com Tel: +31-647269378 Your email ID has
won $1,000,000.00(One Million Dollar)in the first category of computer ballot
lotto. For claim of the prize money contact our payment department immediately.
[...]

Content analysis details: (5.4 points, 1.0 required)

pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
1.3 MISSING_HEADERS Missing To: header
0.6 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)
0.0 WEIRD_PORT URI: Uses non-standard port number for HTTP
-0.7 BAYES_20 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 5 to 20%
[score: 0.1709]
0.1 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS
2.7 FM_FRM_RN_L_BRACK From name has > but not <
1.5 FROM_EXCESS_BASE64 From: base64 encoded unnecessarily

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam