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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • johnfrank202@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank"<franksjon@terra.es>
Reply-To: <johnfrank202@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:00:11 +0200
Subject: IMPORTANT

Dear Friend.
I am john Frank working with the accounts section of a bank in Europe name withheld, there is floating sum of 14.5m dollars Belonging to our late client whom we cannot trace any of his relation.I need assistance of a trusted person to transfer this fund out of the bank’s system as a relative and the rightful beneficiary to the said deposit.If you are interested contact me through this address(johnfrank202@aim.com)for more details.
Regards
John Frank

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam