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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.
  • barristermike2@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. DONALD EZE" <drdonaldeze01ng@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_donald111ng@888mail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:38:32 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.

DEAR FRIEND



CONGRATULATIONS.



I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS
TRANSFERRED UNDER THE CO-OPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM PARAGUAY.
PRESENTLY I'M IN PARAGUAY BUT BY NEXT WEEK I WILL BE IN CHINA 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 LAWYER, HIS NAME IS MIKE OKAFOR ON HIS E-MAIL
ADDRESSS: barristermike2@myway.com ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM
OF $600.000.00 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 LAWYER 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 LAWYER ON
YOUR BEHALF TO SEND YOU THE MONEY AS SOON AS YOU REQUEST FOR IT.



SO FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MIKE OKAFOR HE WILL SEND THE
AMOUNT TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY,BEAR IN MIND THAT THE $600,000.00
WAS IN CONFIRMABLE BANK DRAFT



REGARDS,

Dr Donald Eze.

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