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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:
  • ",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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • alexander.flockhart801@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexander Flockhart" <Alexanderflockhart@hangsengbanks.com>
Reply-To: alexander.flockhart801@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:17:36 -0400 (GMT+4)
Subject: RESPONSE NEEDED

From Alexander Flockhart
Email: alexander.flockhart801@yahoo.com.hk

Complement of the day,

My name is Mr.Alexander A.Flockhart I work with the Hang
Seng Bank There is the sum of $30,000,000 in my bank Hang
Seng Bank,Hong kong.

There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds
which means no one would ever come for the claims.That is
why I ask to you assist me so as to have the sum
transfered out of my bank into your account.

Please email me back on: alexander.flockhart801@yahoo.com.hk
so we can commence all arrangements and I would give your
more informations on how we would handle this project.

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

Full names
Phone number
Address
Occupation
Age and Sex

Sincerely,
Mr Alexander A.Flockhart.

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