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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.
  • paulngwuma11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paulngwuma000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:57:40 +0000
Subject: NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those
fundstransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from MEXICO.

Presently i'm in MEXICO for investment projects with my own share ofthe

total sum. mean while,i didn't forget your past efforts and attemptsto
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some
how.

Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is PAUL NGWUMA on this
e-mailaddress (paulngwuma11@yahoo.co.uk) ask him to send you thetotal of

$800.000.00 which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciatedyour efforts at that

time very much.

so feel free and get in touched with my secretaryPAUL NGWUMA 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,
Iam very busy here because of the investmentprojects which me and the
new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwardedinstruction to the secretary on your be half to receive that money,

so feel free to get in touch with PAUL NGWUMA, he will send the amount
to you without any delay.

Regards,
Barrister DAVID ADAMS Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam