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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.
• 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.
  • mrsgrace0011@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Cole <johncolectb2149@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 05:55:48 +0100
Subject: Compensation.


Good Day My Dear,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fundtransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.Presently I’m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own shareof the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts andattempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that itfailed us some how.
Now contact my secretary, her name is Mrs Grace Abbah and her emailaddress is,( mrsgrace0011@myway.com ) ask her to send you the total sumof $800.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the pastefforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciatedyour efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mrs Grace Abbah and instruct her where tosend the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we canshare the joy after all the suffering at that time. at the moment,I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me andthe new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I hadforwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receivethat money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs Grace Abbah andshe will send the amount to you without any delay.
I await to hear from you ASAP notifying me if you have receivedyour draft from her.
With best regardsMr.John Cole.
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