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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Veron Rice" <mrveronrice08@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskofojohnson7@live.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:03:16 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION!!!


Compliment,

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me.I am Dr/Mr. Veron William
Rice, the man from Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to assist me
secure the release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a
contract/inheritance and Next Of Kin that was awarded by my government some
time ago during the military regime and President Olusegun Obasonjo was
still President.

Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction,I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered under the
assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Sweden.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 assit me in
transfering those funds,I made sure you were not left out from the benefit
of the transaction hence I kept aside for you the sum of $5.5 Million(Five
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Bank draft.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount 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 touch with my
secretary Mrs.KOFOWOROLA JOHNSON and instruct her on how to send the Bank
draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we share the
joy together after all the suffering i experienced at that time.At the
moment,i'm very busy here because of the investment projects me and my
partner are having at hand.

Finally,remember that i left instruction to my secretary so as soon as you
contact her, she will tell you possible ways your draft could be sent to
you,so feel free to get in touch with MY SECRETARY NOW.Below is the contact
of my secretary:

Mrs.KOFOWOROLA JOHNSON
E-mail: mrskofojohnson7@live.com

Best Regards,
Dr/Mr. Veron William Rice

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