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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:
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • fight.crime26@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Maxwell Brooks <jorge@capetech.us>
Reply-To: fight.crime26@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 17:51:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.


FROM: Charterd Finance & Securities

SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

SIR/MADAM,
SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 BENEFICIARIES.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: CF&sc/02354 $300,000 USD. This is to bring to your notice
that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank in conjuction with
the WORLD BANK GROUP OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA to pay you victims of scam
$500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars). You are listed and approved for
this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as
possible for the immediate payments of your $500,000 USD compensations funds.
Send a copy of your response to official email:

NAME: ROLAND PAUL.
EMAIL: fight.crime26@gmail.com


SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:
CF&sc/02354 $500,000 USD. You are advise to foward your contact details to me
immediately to enable us proceed and pay your compensation fund to you,such as
your name,address,phone numbers,and country of origin.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. MAXWELL BROOKS




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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam