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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • patrick_chan14x@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JEFF STOUT" <JEFF.STOUT@ucps.k12.nc.us>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:28:35 -0400
Subject: Pls contact me urgent via my personal email: patrick_chan14x@yahoo.com.hk

Pls Reply Asap

I am Mr.Patrick chan Executive Director of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,
Hong Kong.

An Iraqi named Farouk Bassem,a business man made a numbered fixed
deposit valued at Twelve million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only in my
branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, We later found
out that Farouk Bassem and
his family had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their
home at Mukaradeeb where
his personal oil well was.

We later discovered that Farouk Bassem did not declare any next of kin
in his official papers
including the paper work of his bank deposit, my proposal is to put you
as next of kin, should you
be interested in executing this with me; indicate your interest,
mail me at my personal email.

patrick_chan14x@yahoo.com.hk
Make sure you direct your response to my personal email
patrick_chan14x@yahoo.com.hk

Sincerely,
Mr.Patrick Chan.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam