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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:
  • "cashiers check" (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.
  • marianidris@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ahmeed abacha" <alhajiahmeed10@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:06:57 +0100
Subject: I'm happy to inform you about my success

Dear SIR/PARTINER ,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the co-operation 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 ussome how. Now contact my
secretary her name is MARIAN IDRIS on her email address at
marianidris@sify.com ask him to send you the total of
$100.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter, it is on cashiers check. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Marian Idris and instruct her where or how 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, Im very busy here because of the investment projects which me and
the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel
free to
get in touch with her, he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards,
ALHAJI AHMEED IBRAHIM .A

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Anti-fraud resources:

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