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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • secretarybowell@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters8@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:49:21 +0100
Subject: FROM: MR.JIM PETER



FROM: MR.JIM PETER======================
Hello My
Friend,

Compliments of the season,thank you for your help
I am very
happy to inform you about my success in getting that funds
Now,

I want
you to contact my secretary on the information below Now contact my
secretary Mr.bowell in person
his
EMAIL:Address(secretarybowell@yahoo.fr)

Ask him to send you the sum
of ($1,500,000.00 )U.S.D in A CASHIER\'S
CHEQUE,

which I kept for your
compensation. CONTACT him immediately.

reconfirm your mailing address
to avoid any mistake,and once
he confirmed your mailing information so
that he will being going to
the courier company to deliver your
cheque.

the neeeded informations is as detailed
bellow:

NAME:..............................AGE......................................

ADDRESS:.........................OCCUPATION:............................

PHONE:.............................COUNTRY:...............................

COMPANY:........................AMOUNT..................................

Regards
JIM
PETER


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