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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • willgoje@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN WAYA <johnwaya016@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnwaya018@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:42:57 +0000
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.




I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fundreleased and transferred to Dutch bank Germany,under thecooperation of a new partner from South Africa.Presently I'm in Paraguay,planing to invest my fund,he assisted me to retrieve the money from the bank. I am in Paraguay now for investment projects with myown share of the total sum meanwhile,I didn't forget yourpast efforts and attempts to assist in transferring thosefunds despite that it failed us somehow. Now contact my secretary,his Name is Mr William Goje,and his email address is(willgoje@myway.com).Ask my secretary to send you the total of $2,000,000.00(Two Million Dollars) which I mapped for yourcompensation for all the past efforts and attempts toassist me in this matter. Note that already I have written a draft worth ofthat value on your name,I appreciated your efforts at thattime very much.so feel free and get in touch with mysecretary (Williams Goje),and instruct him where to sendthe draft to you. Please,do let me know immediately you receive it so thatwe can share the joy after all the sufferings,and stressat that time. Thanks,and remain blessed.John Waya.
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