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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Rory" <r2000ali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: roryo_ali@bk.ru
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:41:32 +0000
Subject: From Mr Rory Osman Ali.


From Mr Rory Osman Ali.

Dear Friend,
Please Read.

My name is Mr Rory Osman Ali, I'm the credit officer in International Credit
Bank Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.

I have a business proposal in the tune of $5.5m, (Five Million Five hundred
Thousand only) after the successful transfer; we shall share in ratio of 40%
for you and 60% for me.

I Will give you more information on how we would handle this project.

Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality and send me the
Following information:

(1) Full names:
(2) Private phone number:
(3) Current residential address:
(4) Occupation:
(5) Age and Sex:

Kind Regards,
Mr Rory Osman Ali.
PLEASE ,IT IS TOP SECRET.OK.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam