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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • greg_williams100@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: solomon luvai <mr_luvai11@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:22:38 +0000
Subject: Contact my secretary



Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fundstransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Chile.Presently i'm in Chile for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist mein transfering those funds that it failed us some how.
Now contact my new secretary in Cotonou (Republic Of Benin)His name is Mr Greg Williams ask him to send you the total of$800.000.000(Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)US dollarsin an international bank draft which i kept for your compensation forall 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 intouched with my secretary Mr Greg Williams and instruct him where to sendthe draft to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can sharethe joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I’m verybusy here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner have athand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to thesecretary on your behalf to receive the draft, so feel freeto get in touch with him , he will send the draft to you alsoinclude your contact address when you contact him.

Contact my secretary
NAME : GREG WILLIAMS
EMAIL : <greg_williams100@yahoo.es>
Best Regards,
Solomon Luvai.
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam