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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mr_kuku_alo@live.fr" <kuku_alo10@superposta.com>
Reply-To: mr_kuku_alo@live.fr
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:47:48 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY


* DEAR FRIEND, I AM MR.KUKU ALO,I WORK IN THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
OF BANK OF AFRICAN (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH
WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($8.2M)
WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY
FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO.THE DEPOSITOR DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 1997
HIS NAME IS Bunten, Wendy, U.S. CHECK OUT THE CNN WEBSITE FOR MORE
VERIFICATION ON THE NAMES ON BOARD*
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/
* CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR FURTHER DETAILS, MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: (
mr_kuku_alo@live.fr**) BEST REGARDS, MR. KUKU ALO*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam