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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • john_henry0333@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: o.file14@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:49:08 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETARY=20FOR=20YOUR=20COMPENSATION=201=2E2=2C000=2C000=2E00=20Million=20Usd=20?=

My Dear.
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferredunder
the com-opersation of a new partner from Madrid Spain.recently I'm in
Madrid Spain for investment projects with my ownshare of the total sum.


mean while,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds deposited that it failedus some how.But kindly
contact my Secretary.Now contact my secretary,hisname is Mr John Henry
Email(john_henry0333@yahoo.fr) ask him to send you the total sum of 1.2,000,000.00
Million Usd which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attemptsto assist me in this matter.


I appreciated your efforts atthattimevery much.so feel free and get in touched
with my secretary Mr,John Henry and instructed him where to send the amount
to you.Please do let me know immediately you received it so that we both
can hare the joy after all the sufferness at that time.


in the moment, i m very busy here because of the investment projects which
i and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to received that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Mr,John Henry he will send the amount.
to you without any delay.God bless you,


best regards
Barr,Tony Ben

Anti-fraud resources:

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