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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Johnson Hills Jnr."<johnsonhills2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:47:56 +0100
Subject: * * SPAM * * Can You Please Handle This PROJECT...?


Spam detection software, running on the system "srv01.rlcontabilidade-ce.=
com.br", has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
@@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details.

Content preview: Dear Client, Greetings to you! This letter is strictly =
personal,
intimate urgent and secret. Forgive this unusual manner of contacting =
you,
but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature. =
[...]
=20

Content analysis details: (12.9 points, 10.0 required)

pts rule name description
---- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------=
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2.9 RCVD_IN_XBL RBL: Received via a relay in Spamhaus XBL
[82.128.26.146 listed in zen.spamhaus.org]
0.5 RCVD_IN_PBL RBL: Received via a relay in Spamhaus PBL
0.1 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with n=
o rDNS
0.7 SPF_SOFTFAIL SPF: sender does not match SPF record (softfa=
il)
1.1 FORGED_HOTMAIL_RCVD2 hotmail.com 'From' address, but no 'Received:=
'
1.1 SARE_TOWRITE BODY: Contains phrasing used by spammers
0.7 MSOE_MID_WRONG_CASE MSOE_MID_WRONG_CASE
1.7 SARE_FRAUD_10 Matches 2 phrases commonly used in fraud spam
4.2 FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam