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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)
• 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.
  • tonyclarkemails@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Graham White" <grahamwhitemails@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:30:23 -0700
Subject: A proposal


Dear friend.

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, I plead your
strict understanding as it was due to my dire need for an urgent foreign
partner whom I can repose confidence on..

I am a Finance director with an Investment bank in Kenya East Africa.

It may please you to know that in the year 2003, a set of American family
from Texas chartered a flight for a trip and unfortunately their plane
crashed killing all occupants amongst whom was one of our customers who died
along with his entire family.

Please confirm the crash from the site below;

http://www.cnn.com/2003/world/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Because this customer of ours had no record of anyone as his next of kin, in
my position and capacity as the bank's financial director, I have
transferred his fund (US$15million) to a sister bank in Nigeria, West
Africa.

I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between
us in the ratio of 50/40% whiloe 10% will be set aside for any
miscellaneous expenses that might surface in the course of the fund
transfer.

If you agree to my business proposal, I will furnish you with further
details of the transfer as soon as I receive your response to this mail.

Have a great day.

Tony Clarke

NB: Please reply to my very private email at - tonyclarkemails@gmail.com

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