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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",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.
• 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.
  • johnsonivt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "raymond adimo" <raymondadimo54@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:26:03 +0100
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT MY SECRETARY


Dearest.Friend,

This is to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under
the cooperation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently i'm in South
Korea 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 Johnson Iveatu and his email address is(johnsonivt@gmail.com) ask
him to send you the total US$1,000,000.00(ONE MILLION DOLLARS) in a
Certificate Bank Draft 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 Johnson Iveatu and
instruct him here 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 am very busy here because of the
investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand, finally,
I have forwarded instruction to my secretary to send the Confirmable Bank
Draft to you, so feel free to get in touch with Johnson Iveatu and he will
send the amount to you without any delay.

Best Regards
Mr.franklin bright

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