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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: xandrapascal_2008@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:06:00 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Donation From Xandra Pascal (Mrs).


Dearest one,

I am contacting you to let you know my desire to Donate sum US$: 2.500.000 (Two Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars)for charity foundation in your country which I inherited from my late husband .It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless baby’s home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby’s home and presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Abidjan) where I am undergoing treatment for my up coming breast cancer surgery operation.As soon as I receive your response confirming your acceptance to claim the deposit on my behalf, I will give you all the relevant information that will authorise the release and transfer of the money to you as my duly assigned representative.
Yours Sister,
Xandra Pascal (Mrs)


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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam