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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.
• 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.
  • gracekuku@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ADAMS GOODWIN <adams_goodwin@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:05:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS.


Dear good friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from London, UK. Presently I'm in London 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 us some how. Now contact my secretary, her name is MRS. grace kuku (Secretary)
(gracekuku@jmail.co.za), tell her to send you the international cashier's Bank Draft I raised in your name worth $520,000.00USD as a 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 secretary Mrs. grace Kuku and advise her where to send the Draft to.

Please, contact NOW, my confidential secretary,
Mrs GRACE KUKU. (Secretary)
E-mail: (gracekuku@jmail.co.za )
You are to forward to her, the following:

Your full name.......?
You’re Address.....?
Your phone.......?

She will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you may provide. Feel free to reach her via the above stated e- mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period of 12 banking days.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the pain we go through at that time. At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf, so feel free to get in touch with her and she will send the Draft to you without any delay.

With best regards.
Dr Adams Goodwin.

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