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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)
  • "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.
  • peterdiuf6@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frankekey@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:37:38 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20HIM=20NOW?=

My Dear friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Poland.
Presently. I am in Poland for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum.
meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary,his name is Peter Diuf on peterdiuf6@myway.com
and ask him to send you the total sum of $800.000.00 which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts you made to assist me
in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get
in touched with my secretary Peter Diuf and instruct him 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 sufferness at that time.
In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
I and the new partners are having at hand.
Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive the money, so feel free to get in touch with Peter
Diuf as he will release the amount to you without any delay.

with best regards,
Barrister Frank G. Ekey.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam