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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.
  • ujuatigweuwa@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paulson Adams <paulsonadam@easymail.hu>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:51:28 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS



Hello My 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 pargany.

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.

I want you to contact my account officer on the information below Now contact my account officer Mr Uju Atigweuwa in Benin for him to send the money to you.

Name:Mr Uju Atigweuwa
EMAIL:ujuatigweuwa@yahoo.fr

Finally Ask him to send you the sum of ($950,000) in A Cashier's
Cheque, which I kept for your compensation. Contact him immediately
on this (ujuatigweuwa@yahoo.fr) for more details on how to receive your cashier check.

Thanks and God bless.
Regards.
Dr Paulson Adams

Anti-fraud resources:

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