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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:
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • paulzzwilson@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "paul wilson" <pawillis077@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paulzzwilson@myway.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:32:21 +0000
Subject: MAIL FROM MR PAUL WILSON (Urgently)

FROM MR PAUL WILSON,
REPLY ME ON THIS EMAIL: paulzzwilson@myway.com

DEAR SIR/MA

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!!!!

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME,
PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED BY USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS
DEAL OF THIS MAGNITUDE THIS IS DUE TO THE URGENCY AND SECRECY IT DEMANDS.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR AN HONEST PERSON WHOM I CAN CONFIDE IN.

I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN EUROPE WHICH I
SHIPPED THROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS WITH THE HELP OF A DIPLOMAT BUT THE
CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $21,000,000.00ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE
DIPLOMAT DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS, GIVE ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS AND
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER. I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE DIPLOMAT SO
THAT YOU WILL CONTACT HIM AND CLAIM THE PACKAGE AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END
OF THE DAY, YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME. MY IDENTITY MUST NOT
BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY.

IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY, OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS
YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEY OF THE BOXES AND THE
SHIPMENT DOCUMENT. NOTE: ALL OUR COMMUNICATION FOR NOW SHOULD BE STRICTLY
THROUGH EMAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS.

AS SOON YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR PAUL WILSON.

Note: Immediately you receive this mail and feel that you will assist me in
this matter, kindly get back to me through this email address so that we can
discuss on how to get the consignment of money deliver to your address and
your sincerity towards this matter, please urgently reply me only on my
private email as I indicated: my private email: paulzzwilson@myway.com

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam