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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • peter_collins_88@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: john ekoh <johnekoh01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 06:27:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Compensation From Dr . John Ekoh.


Dear Amarjit Singh,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds 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 me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Togo his name is Mr Peter Collins on :peter_collins_88@yahoo.com you can also call him with his phone number 00228 919 58 45 ask him to send you the cheque worth of $800.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much but I could not finalize it with you,

So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Peter 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. At the moment,

I’m very busy here in paraguay because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to attend to you, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without any delay.More importantly, you must mention this code "a1590003" to enable him know that you are the rigth person as you know the days are bad and people can claim anything. So just let me know when you have the money in your possession. I may not be checking my mail constant as I am very
busy now.

Yours friend,

Dr . John Ekoh.

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