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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348084658336 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • isichiamaka4141@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <radoslavradez212@centrum.cz>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:41:14 +0200
Subject: I AM NOW SUCCESSFUL


From: Radoslav Radez
My Dear,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.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 in Nigeria his name is Mr. Isi Chiamaka with his direct phone number:+2348084658336 or on his email address: isichiamaka4141@jmail.co.za, ask him to send you the sum of $300,000.00 (three hundred thousand US dollars) which I kept for you as compensation for all your 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 money for you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the stress at that time, in the moment, I'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 my secretary on your behalf to receive those money, so feel free to get in touch with him to send the money to you without delay, try to call him on his phone number: +2348084658336 as soon as you receive this mail, it is very important that you speak with him.
With best regards,
Radoslav Ivanov Radez

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