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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • info.joefrank11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joe frank" <joe01frank@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.joefrank11@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:56:47 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND RELEASE APPROVAL.


From:Joe Frank.
Fast Global Services UK Limited
20 TUNLEY ROAD, LONDON, NW10 9JS
London, United Kingdom
E-mail address:(info.joefrank11@gmail.com)

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that your funds of Twenty Eight Million United States
Dollars (US$28,000,000.00) have been approved for immediate delivery to you.
For the purpose of clarification, you are advised to reconfirm your:

Full Names,Direct Telephone Numbers Physical Address with Zip Code so that
there will be no error during the delivery of the funds to you in your
country of residence.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.Please note all correspondent
should be through my alternative private email address:(
info.joefrank11@gmail.com) kindly send your reconfirmed informations
immediately.

Yours Faithfully

Joe Frank.

Operational Manager,
Fast Global Services UK Limited
United Kingdom.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam