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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:

• 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • egonschnare2010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrsrossy_amah_05@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Egon Schnare <egonschnare2010@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsrossy_amah_05@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 16:10:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN:DEAR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: egonschnare2010@yahoo.com

N0: 21 Adebkola St,

Off Davis Aveune

Lagos Nigeria

Tel: 234-1-8978925

Registartion N0: 8233245

Date: 30th May, 2006.



Dear friend,



How are you and your humble family today? I'm happy to inform you about our success in getting my contract payment of US$30.5 million transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.



Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist us in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how those times.



Now contact my secretary, her name is Mrs. Rose E. Amah and her email address is mrsrossy_amah_05@hotmail.com TEL: 234 -8032605487 ask her to send you the total $1.500.000.00, (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDERED THOUSAND DOLLARS) draft which I kept for your compensation, for all your past efforts and attempts in assisting us in this matter, as I promised you in our agreement. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much and may God continue to reward your good gestures.



So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mrs. Rose E. Amah and instruct her on where to send the Draft containing the money to you by confirming to her your full name and address to send it to. 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 the new partner and I are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had advised my secretary on your behalf that you will contact her to pick up the draft, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs. Rose E. Amah and she will send the draft to you without any delay.



Note: I have attempted to call you but all effort failed and I had to send you mail on this email address, which I guessed belongs to you.

With best regards



Mr. Egon Schnare.

- Egon Schnare

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