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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045709041 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • innrichard@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rev uzor john uzor john <revuzor.john@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:02:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: compensation


Dear Beloved,
I know it will come to you as a suprise after a long time of not communicating you, The fear of God has come into me and i want to settle with all i have offended in the past including you. Meanwhile, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I’m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget you’re past efforts, time, money as attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my Representative
Mr. richard inn
E-mail: innrichard@yahoo.com
Direct Phone: +44-704-5709041
London
ask him to send you the $2.5Million, which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts, and attempt to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts very much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr.richard inn and instruct him on where to send you the amount.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here due to the investment projects I am having with my new partner Mr. Recobba at hand, finally remember that I left stand by instruction to Mr. richard inn on your behalf, so feel free to get in touch With Him and he will do according to my instruction without any delay.

With best regards
SP Theo & Co

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