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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:

• 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.
  • henry_kamara01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: McCollins Edwards <mcedward01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:22:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT THE ATTORNEY


My dear friend

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting my
fund transferred under the corporation of a new partner
from Paraguay. Presently I am 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 the funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my New Attorney, his name is Barrister
Henry Kamara and his email address is henry_kamara01@yahoo.fr
ask him to send you the total $250.000.00 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 touched with Barrister Henry Kamara instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Pleased let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together, I am 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 Attorney on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the amount to you without any delay.
with best regards,
Mc Collins Edward


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