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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: mbryant01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 07:01:41 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Your=20compensation=20of=20=24500=2E000=2E00?=

Dear Friend,

I Am Happy To Inform You About My Success In Getting The Fund
Transferred To A Swiss Account With The Co-Operation Of A New Partner From
Paraguay, Who Is An International Businessman. Infact I Must Frankly State
Without Missing Words That I Was Blessed To Have Met With A Man Of Very
Unquestionable Capability To Deliver.

Presently, I am In Paraguay Embarking On An Investment Project
With My Own Share Of The Total Sum, Just Like I Told You Then, Meanwhile
I Could Not Have Forgotten Your Past Effort And Attempt To Assist Me In
Transferring This Fund, Despite The Fact That It Did Not Get To The Desired
Conclusion With You, But, That I Think, Was The Source Of My Inspiration
To This Point.So Just As My Highly Respectable Late Father Would Always
Say To Me "One Good Turn Deserves Another" For This Reason, I Do Wish To
Give To You The Total Sum Of $500.000.00 ( Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ) Please do contact My Secretary with your Full
names,present location/residence and phone number.

Her Contact Is:
Name: Rebecca williams
E-Mail: rebecca.williams@secretary.net

Ask Her To Give You The Total Sum Of $500.000.00 Which I Kept as a Compensation
For All Your Past Effort. So, Feel Free To Get In touch And Arrange With
Her On How You Will Come And Collect The Draft Since I Have Forwarded Instruction
To Her On Your Behalf To Give you The Draft Without Any Delay.

Finally, Please Do Let Me Know Immediately You Receive The Money, So That
We Can Both Share In The Joy Of This Fulfillment, I Am Very Busy Here, Because
Of The Project, Which My Partner And I Are Handling At The Moment.

With Best regards.







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