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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)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • 447924004258
• 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.
  • ee_neves_01@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Patrick Jones <patrickjones60@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: ee_neves_01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:03:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE,


ATTENTION PLEASE,

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am contacting you to know if you can make a deal with me, My name is Mr. Patrick Jones, I discovered an unclaimed inheritance fund that belongs to one of our late customer in our bank and I will like to introduce you to my bank as the next of kin to the account and with the collaboration of the foreign operations director, the funds will be released to you without any hitch.
 
If you are interested in the deal, please do get back to me through this email for more details ( ee_neves_01@yahoo.co.jp) with your full contact details immediately to enable us proceed.
 
Best regards,
 
Patrick Jones
Tel: 44 792 4004 258.

Anti-fraud resources:

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