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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)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "HOLY FIELD" <dr.holyfield@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 19:59:24 +0100
Subject: GOD HAS DONE IT


Dear Friend,

I am Dr.Holy Field 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 cooperation of a new business partner in
person of Egnr.Wilfred Dolnald 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 those
funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now endevour to contact my secretary in Benin Repbulic west africa his name
is Mr.Ezeoka Roland on his e-mail address:-(ezeokas234@live.com) and ask
him to send you the total sum of $1.5million u.s 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.....................

.YOUR SEX........................

.YOUR STATE AND COUNTRY ORIGIN.......................

YOUR TELPHONE /FAX NUMBER..................

YOUR AGE..........................

YOUR OCCUPENTION...........................

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time ok,In the moment,I a m very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand. Finally,remember that I have forwarded instruction to the
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,
Dr.Holy Field
your former business partner.

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