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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • chukwubuezenna@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officea1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:09:58 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETRA=20FOR=20YOUR=20COMPENSATION?=

My Dear,

Due to my tight schedules I could not contact you earlier before now. I
am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under
the cooperation of a new partner from India. Presently I'm in New Delhi
with the partner for the some projects with the money. Meanwhile,I did not
forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in that process despite
that it failed us at that time.

Now, I want you to contact my secretary,his name is Mr CHUKWUBUEZE NNA
on his email contact is: (chukwubuezenna@myway.com ) ask him to send you
the total sum of (USD 950,000.00 ) 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.

So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr CHUKWUBUEZE NNA. 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,I am very busy here because of the projects which
I and the new partner are have at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr CHUKWUBUEZE
NNA. and he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Best regards,
BARR. MEZUO OKOYE,

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam