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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • jack_paul442@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: AGENT JOY JERRY <joy_jerry40@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 12:27:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: get back to me


Good Day My Dear,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
the fund 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 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
Barrister William-Law-Mac.Esq

E-mail: jack_paul442@yahoo.com
Tel 234-80-35-686-882
Ask him to send you the total us$800.000.00 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 Lawyer Barrister
William-Mac.Esq and instruct her where to send the
amount
to you via a certify Payment Bank Draft to your
contact address.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 receive
that money, so feel free to get in touch with
Barrister William-Mac.Esq and she will send the amount
to you
without any delay.
I await to hear from you asap notifying me if you have
recieved you draft from him.
With best regards
miss joy jerry Phd)


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