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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:
  • ",000,000" (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: "Mr Tunde Lemo" <emekaluke@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: emekaluke@live.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 14:56:28 -0700
Subject: SINCERE COMPENSATION


*Dear good friend ,*

*I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Luxembourg. Presently I'm in
Luxembourg 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 Emeka Luke, Email(**
emekaluke@live.com* <emekaluke@live.com>* ) ask him to send you the
international cashier's Bank Draft I raised in your name worth
$2,000,000.00USD ($2M) as a 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 Draft to.*

*Please, contact NOW, my confidential secretary,
Mr Emeka Luke, E-mail : (**emekaluke@live.com* <emekaluke@live.com>*)*


*You are to forward to him, the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
3. YOUR AGE*

*He will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your
Residence Address or Office Address you may provide. Feel free to reach him
via this very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity
period
of 12 banking days.*

*Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings 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 secretary on your
behalf, so feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the Draft to
you without any delay.*

*With best regards,
Dr Tunde Lemo.*


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