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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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristertony_003@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sam smith <samsmith_330@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:37:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply!!!


DEAR FRIEND

CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE
FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE CO-OPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER
FROM PARAGUAY. PRESENTLY I'M IN PARAGUAY BUT BY NEXT WEEK I
WILL BE IN CHINA 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.
NOW CONTACT MY LAWYER, HIS NAME IS GEORGE EMMANUEL ON HIS

E-MAIL ADDRESSS: barristertony_003@yahoo.com

ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF $600.000.00 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 VERY MUCH. SO FEEL FREE AND GET IN
TOUCH WITH MY LAWYER AND INSTRUCT HIM WHERE TO SEND THE
AMOUNT TO YOU.

PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE IT SO THAT WE
CAN SHARE THE JOY AFTER ALL THE SUFFERNESS AT THAT TIME. IN
THE MOMENT, I AM VERY BUSY HERE BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT
PROJECTS WHICH ME AND THE NEW PARTNER ARE HAVING AT HAND.
FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT I HAD FORWARDED INSTRUCTION TO THE
LAWYER ON YOUR BEHALF TO SEND YOU THE MONEY AS SOON AS YOU
REQUEST FOR IT.

SO FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GEORGE EMMANUEL HE WILL
SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY,BEAR IN MIND THAT
THE $600,000.00 WAS IN CONFIRMABLE BANK DRAFT
REGARDS,

SAM SMITH

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