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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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • missjoy_007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "datti williams" <dattiwilliams@mail.mn>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 02:40:46 -0700
Subject: RECEIVED YOUR COMPENSATION


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in
Paraguay 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 in his name is Miss Joy Carr
(missjoy_007@yahoo.com) ask her to send you the total of $2million(Two
Million 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 Miss Joy Carr 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 sufferings at that time. in the moment, I'm very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner
i 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 him , he will send the amount to you without any delay. Contact
my secretary Miss Joy Carr her email (missjoy_007@yahoo.com)

Best Regards,
Dr Datti Williams Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

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