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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:

• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22507538908 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • stevchambers@europe.com

Fraud email example:

From: grace koromah <grace_kkk1@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:08:37 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Greetings from Grace koromah



Greetings to you!

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from India. Presently i'm in India 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 solicitor in Cote d' ivoire,his name is
Dr.Stephen Ngomo,

Email:stevchambers@europe.com

Phone Number:+225-07-53-89-08

Ask him to send you the total of $140,000.00 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 my solicitor
Dr.Stephen Ngomo. 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’m 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 solicitor on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with Dr.Stephen Ngomo.he will send the
amount to you without any delay.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Grace koromah

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