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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • mrsroselineugo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eric_stephen <eric_stephen@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:38:16 -0300
Subject: Accept This Little Token As My Compensation!


Dear Partner,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the co-operation of a new partner from Hongkong.

Presently, I'm in Hongkong 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 transffering the funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary who is presently in Lagos ,Nigeria. Her name is
Mrs.Roseline Ugochukwu at mrsroselineugo@yahoo.co.uk and ask her to send you
the total amount of $800,000.00 Certified Bank Cheque which I raised in your
favor 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 so, feel free and get in
touched with my then secretary Mrs.Ugochukwu and instruct her where to send
the draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferrings at that time.

In the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which
I, and my new partner are having at hand. Finally,remember that I passed an
authomated instructions to my secretary on your behalf and you should feel
free to contact her now to enable her send your Cheque to you without any
delay.

My regards to you and your family.

Mr.Eric Stephen.





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