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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • gracefolly2006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Morgan Mawuto <morganmawuto7@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 07:45:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: COMPENSATION


Dear Bhuvana Suryakantjaya,

I trust that this my message will meet you well after a very long time.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner Mr.Grahem Williams from Greece.

Presently i am in india for investiment and wish to find out if we can still move on with aquiring a service ship or other related investiment.

Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how and i am sorry for
what happened all this while because it got to a time when there was so much confusion that made you to become very doubtful about this transaction but i
thank God today it is over and was successfully carried.

I want you to contact my former secretary in Lome-Togo, Mrs.Grace Folly via this email ( gracefolly2006@yahoo.com ),I left with her an instruction,ask her to send you the total sum of US$820.000.00 which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with her and instruct her where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the whole suffering at that time.

In the moment, I am in india. Remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive the fund, so feel free to get in touch with
her, She will send the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,

Barrister Morgan Mawuto.


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