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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348038821586 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • johnsonbrown@strompost.com

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Alex Udo. <mg.2000@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mgu1000@post.ro>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 02:37:35 +0000
Subject: Please contact Mr.Johnson Brown for your compensation fund.



Dearest Friend,

Compliments of the season and God's blessings from Dr.Alex Udo, I am the person who contacted your family long ago, I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the co-operation of a new partner, Now I want you to contact my secretary on the information below.

Name: Mr.Johnson Brown
Email: johnsonbrown@strompost.com
Telephone: +234 803 882 1586

Ask him to send you the total sum of (US$2,500,000.00) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand USD Cashier's Bank Draft which I kept for your Compensation.

Send him the below Information for the mailing of your International Bank Draft:

Full Name:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Residence Address:
Phone Number:
Country:

Keep me posted as soon as you received your International Bank Draft from my Secretary as instructed.

Yours faithfully.

Dr.Alex Udo.
Please contact Mr.Johnson Brown for your compensation fund.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam