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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • frank_johnson@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Samanego Brris Anthony" <barranthonysamanego01@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 17:14:12 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATIONiii THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT


Dear Friend,

Longest time,I am Barrister Anthony Samanego i hope all is well together
with your family,if so glory be to God almighty.Well,Sorry to hear this news
and understand that the fault is not from me.I'm happy to inform you about
my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a
new partner from russia.Presently i'm in russia for an investment projects
with my ownshare of the total sum.Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me intransferring this funds despite that it
failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Benin Repbulic west africa his name is Mr.Frank
Johnson on his e-mail address:(frank_johnson@sify.com) Ask him to send you
the total sum of $800.000.00'(Eight Hundred Thousand United States 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 and instruct him
where to send the check and send to him your contact information like home
address and phone number so that he will submit it to the courier company
where i directed him for the check to be sent to your designated address
without any delay.

YOUR FULL NAME.

YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.

YOURS SEX

YOUR STATE AND COUNTRY ORIGIN

YOUR TELPHONE /FAX NUMBER.

YOUR AGE.

YOUR OCCUPENTION.

Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferness at that time ok,In the moment,I am very
busy here because of the investment projects which i and my new partner are
having at hand,finally,remember that I have forwarded instruction to my
secretary on your behalf to instruct the courier company to send the check
to you as soon as you send your details information without delay. So feel
free to get in touch with my secretary he will inform courier to send the
check immediately to you without any delay as i instructed him to do.

Thank you and may God Bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Barrister Anthony Samanego.
your former.
business partner.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam