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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • mrdalemicheal01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: notificationtoemail007@mchsi.com (NOTIFICATION TO EMAIL)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:25:40 +0000
Subject: Your Compensation of $4,000,000.

Dear Friend,
I'm 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 England who is an
international business man. Presently I'm in Asian Market for investment
projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how that is why I
decided to compensate you for the effort invested before now an i would like
you to know that the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES has your
backing and will be directing you on what to do to get your funds.

Now contact my secretary, his contacts are:

Name: Mr Dale Micheal
Email: mrdalemicheal01@yahoo.com

Ask him to send you the total sum of $4,000,000.00 (Four Million United
StateDollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at
that time so well. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr. Dale
Micheal and instruct him where to send the Money to you. Please do let me know
immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the
stress in getting the fail fund.At the moment, I am very busy here because of
the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instructions to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Dale
Micheal and he will send the amount to you without any delay. Get Back to my
secretary with your filled out informations for the processing of your fund:


FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:

Regards,
Dr. Terry Edmond.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam