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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • brightwilliam64@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "emyiyke2 Gazeta.pl" <emyiyke2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:07:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY


Atn;Dear

COMPLIMENT, I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under cooperation of a new partner from Dominican Republic.
Presently I'm in Dominican Republic 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 Benin rep Africa, his name is BRIGHT
WILLIAMS

(E-Mail : brightwilliam64@gmail.com)

Ask him to send you the total cash cheque of $1.2 million dollars which I
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me
in this matter. I appreciated your collective efforts at that time so feel
free and get in touch with my secretary WILLIAM and instruct him where to
send the amount to you. Do it fast before the CASH CHAQUE EXPIRED.
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 in Dominican Republic because of the
investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand without
confrontations,Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on yourbehalf to receive that CASH CHAQUE, so feel free to get in
touch with BRIGHT WILLIAM my secretary he will send the CHAQUE to you
without any delay.

With best regards,
Hon Emy iyke Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

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