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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:

• 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.
  • johntracey110@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: williams bosa <obosichambers@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:28:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY.


Dear Marlayne Mauerler,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred under the comperation 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 andattempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary nigeria,his name is Tracey Willy and his email address
is johntracey110@yahoo.com ask him to send you the total $800.000.00
which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts atthat time
very much. so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Tracey
Willy 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 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 Tracey Willy and he will send the amount to you
without any delay.

with best regards,

Barr. Williams Bosa,


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