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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)
  • "million us dollars" (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.
  • frnelson030@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: terrygary31@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:35:56 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Now=20Contact=20My=20Acount=20Holder=20?=

My Dear Friend,
How are you today?It's been long I heard from you. Well, I just want to
use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help
me in receiving the funds, without any positive outcome.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds
with the help of a new partner from Germany. Everything was perfectly done
because we strike a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with
the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help
to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully.


In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds.I
have decided to compensate you with the sum of $1,000.000.00 (One Million
US Dollars) This is from my own share. I did this simply to show you that
it is good to do good things to the right people always.Presently, I am
in Germany for investment project with my own share under the advice of
my partner.

Meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow. I will be sending
you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received your share or
not. Now Contact My Acount Holder

His contact is:
Name:Mr Frank Nelson
Email:(frnelson030@yahoo.fr)

please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share
the joy together after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment,I
am very busy here in Germany because of the investment projects,which the
new partner and I are having at hand. So feel free to get in touch with
Mr Frank Nelson to send the money to you without any delay.

With My Best Regards,
Dr Terry Garime.




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