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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • andrewlestrange@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew lestrange" <andrewlestrange@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:40:00 -0700
Subject: REPLY TO ME


Dear Friend,

I am Mr ANDREW,a senior staff in a reputable bank in UK and the account
Officer to a foreign Client Mr. Andrea Schranner,who had made several secret
(fixed) Deposits for twelve calendar months, valued at $9.2m, (Nine
Million,Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a domicilary coded account with our
Bank here in london.He died in a plane crash years ago during his visit to
United State of America (U.S.A)with his family.

The money will be written off if nobody comes to claim it in the next 60
days.As
it stands now he has no next of kin.Since I have all the documents available
as his
Accounts Officer,I decided to solicite your assistance to stand as the next
of kin so
that the money will be transferred to you.Then we disburse accordingly.

Please get back to me through my confidential email for more clarification;
EMAIL: andrewlestrange@accountant.com

I await your quick reply.

Regards,
Andrew.

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