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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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • mrs_rosemary_given@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williams richardson <williams_richardson@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 14:26:55 +0100
Subject: Dear friend


Dear friend ,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I?m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary in Lagos her name is rosemary given
Find below his contact information.
Name mrs rosemary given
E-mail:mrs_rosemary_given@yahoo.fr
Ask him to send you the total $500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified bank Cheque,which I raised in your favor for your compensation forall the past efforts and attempt 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 and give him your address
where to send the draft to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive the Cheque to enable us share the joy after all the suffer in the past. In the moment, I?m very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new partner and me are having at hand, finally, remember that I have
forward instruction to the secretary on your behalf to Receive that money. So feel free to get in touch with her ( rosemary given) without any delay.
Best regards,
Williams Richardson.

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