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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)
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "peter chukwu" <peter_2chukwu@ig.com.br>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 16:35:04 +0200
Subject: Now contact my secretary .


*Dear Friend,
I am Dr.mike kaka on behalf of my colleagues I'm happy to inform you about
the success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a
new partner Mr Gill from paraguay.

Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share.
Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist us in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my
secretary in Benin Repbulic his name innocent good man on EMIL ( **
innocentgoodman@yahoofr)ask* <innocentgoodman@yahoofr)ask>* him to send you
the total of $1200,000.00 (One Million two Hundred Thousand us dollars )
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 touched with my secretary innocent good man 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'm very busy here because of the
investment projects which i and my new partner are having at hand, 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 innocent good man
, and he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards,
Dr.mike kaka.
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