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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • revfathersamuele3@gmail.com
  • revfathersamuele2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER VENCENT" <barristervencent09@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:16:33 +0100
Subject: I JUST FIND WERE I SAVED YOUR ADDRESS TODAY


Attn:

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this
mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank
you
for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account
due
to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to inform you that
I
have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to someone else
account
who was capable of assisting me in this great venture through the help of
the
diplomat i told you about. Due to your effort, sincerity,courage and
trustworthiness? you showed at the course of the transaction I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of 1.2 Million
Euros I
have instruct our Rev Father Samuel Ellison to send you this Bank Draft. Now
contact My Rev.Father, his name is Rev.Samuel Elliosn, his Email Address
: revfathersamuele3@gmail.com OR revfathersamuele2@gmail.com At the moment,
I'm very busy here because of the investment
projects which I and my new partner
are having at hand in LONDON. Finally,remember that I have forwarded
instruction to the My Rev.Father on your behalf to send the bank cheque to
you
as soon as you contact him without delay.Please I will like you to accept
this
token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Thanks and God
bless you and your family.

Hope to hear from you soon

BARR.D.U.S.F.W. VENCENT.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam