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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.

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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:
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • examinationoffice002@indiatimes.com

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel james" <lord@lordisgood.net>
Reply-To: examinationoffice002@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:14:55 +0000
Subject: HAPPY DAY


THERE IS A WOMAN WHO IS NOW DUMB AND CRIPPLED DUE TO ILLNESS.SHE HAS A CHILD WHO IS ELEVEN YEARS OLD.THEY ARE US CITIZENS,SHE IS BASED IN LONDON AND ALSO MARRIED IN LONDON.HER HUSBAND DEPOSITED 100,000,000 EURO IN A BANK IN LONDON.THIS MONEY IS REAL AND GENUINE.HER HUSBAND HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH A COMPANY WHICH LEAD TO THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND.SHE WANTS SOMEONE WHO COULD ASSIST HER IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS AND GET THE MONEY TRANSFERED INTO AN ACCOUNT OUTSIDE IN ENGLAND,(YOUR OWN ACCOUNT).SHE IS READY TO COMPENSATE THE HELPER WITH 25%.SHE WANTS HER CHILD'S FUTURE SECURED.IF YOU CAN HANDLE IT,OR WHEN YOU GET SOMEONE WHO CAN ASSIST.BUT THEY HAVE TO BE VERY RICH.NOT JUST ANYBODY,BUT ONE WITH CAPACITY.YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS MONEY BEFORE TAKEN ANY STEPS.

WHEN THE MONEY IS CONFIRMED,I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.PLEASE THIS INVOLVES YOU SPENDING MONEY.RESPONDING TO THIS MESSAGE IS NOT COMPULSORY.PLEASE,YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE INFO, "CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT" TO ENABLE YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN THE BANK IN LONDON.IT IS A BIG AND WELL KNOWN BANK IN LONDON.YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT OUTSIDE ENGLAND TO DO THIS TRANSFER.YOU WILL BE GREATLY REWARDED.CONFIRM THE MONEY FIRST.I WILL SEND YOU THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE AND INFO TO ENABLE YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY.FIND OUT IF THE 100MILLION EURO IS PURE,CLEAN,REAL AND GENUINE TO BE SURE OF MY PROPOSAL.SEND ME YOUR CELL NOS AND NAME,WE CAN TALK BETTER.FOR MORE INFO GET BACK TO ME.YOU AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF SCAM IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY.THIS CASE IS DIFFERENT YOU WILL SOON FIND OUT THE TRUTH
AND BE CONVINCED.PLEASE MY DEAR,THIS IS NOT A SCAM OK.THIS MONEY CAN BE CONFIRMED FROM THE BANK WHERE IT IS.

REPLY TO; examinationoffice002@indiatimes.com


REV.DANIEL.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam