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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: barrdmark771@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:09:32 +0200
Subject: HAVE YOUR CONPENSATION FOR YOUR PASST EFFORT


Dear Friend,

Complements of the day , I\'m relieved to inform you
about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from Brazil. Presently I\'m in Brazil 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 secretary,His name is MR Peter Rotimi through His below
address,
CONTACT:MR Peter Rotimi ADDRESS: Carre 1299, Ste Rita LAGOS
City LAGOS NIGERIA EMAIL ADDRESS:(peter_777rotimi@post.ro) Ask Him to
send you the bank draft of the $1,200.000.00 which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter.
I appreciated your collective efforts at that time so feel free
and get in touch with my confidential secretary MR Peter Rotimi and
instructh Him where to send the amount to you by recomfirming the below
information to Him as it is below.
Your full
name:.................................
Home or office address:
......................
Phone number:
................................
Country location:
............................
Present
Occupation..............................
Age/Marital
Status..............................
YOUR IDENTIFICATION,PERSONAL ID OR
PASSPORT,scan it and send to Him.
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 in Brazil because of the
investment projects which myself and the new partner are having at hand
without confrontations, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so
feel free to get in touch with MR Peter Rotimi
(peter_777rotimi@post.ro)
He will send the bank draft to you
immediately.
Best Regards,
Dr David Mark

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