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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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.
  • yfaseun@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yemi Faseun." <yfaseun@ymail.com>
Reply-To: <yfaseun@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:44:18 -0600
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT


Dear Sir/Madam.

My name is Yemi Faseun , A staff of Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc. I head the Banks
Treasury & Financial Services Department.
I am contacting you because i feel and believe that you could help in
transferring and accommodating such amount of money that I want to transfer
as fast as possible as the case may be.

This is to tell you the level of urgency needed. Due to the urgency of this
transfer, i want to believe you can assist by getting back to me.
The fund in question is gotten from over invoiced contract amount which is
ready to be transferred immediately. Its $10.5million Dollars.I am ready to
share 50/50 with you, all i need from you is maximum cooperation,trust and
confidence. Upon your response I will tell you what to do and it will only
take a few working weeks to get the fund transferred.
Please let me hear from you immediately only in my private emailbox:
yfaseun@gmail.com

Waiting to hear from you.

Yours Faithfully,

Yemi Faseun.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam