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

Fraud email example:

From: dr donald morrison <drdonam556@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 10:06:43 +0000
Subject: From Dr. Donald Morrison.



From Dr. Donald Morrison. Block 104 River Vally Victoria island lagos -
Nigeria.
24:05 :07 GOOD NEWS! SINCERE COMPENSATION. Dear Friend . I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the
cooperation of a new partner from paraguay who is an international
business man.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 some how. Now contact my secretary, his contact is: Name: Mr.Richard Adams Email: dkk@dependmail.com OR mr_richardadams@yahoo.com
Ask him to send you the total $650.000.00 (Six
Hundred and fifty Thousand US Dollars) 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 secretary
Mr Richard Adams and tell 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 my new partner are having
at hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Richard Adams and he
will send the amount to you without any delay do send your
telephone number to him to enable him talk to
you on phone as soon as he send the draft to
you. With best regards Dr. Donald Morrison. Phillanthrophist.
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