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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348064612228 (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.
  • mrs_wduke1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Abel=20Collins?= <abel.collins@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: abeldike@sify.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:53:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Past Efforts Has Not Been Forgotten


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:abel.collins@yahoo.com.co



- INDO-NIG GROUP LTD. LAGOS-NIGERIA 622 Sam Road Sanusi Fafunwa Victoria Island lagosigeria.Hello,How are you and your humble family today?. I'm happy to inform you about our success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.Presently I’m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist us in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how that time.Now contact my secretary, her name is Mrs.W.Duke and her email address is mrs_wduke1@yahoo.com TEL: 234 -8064612228 ask her to send you the total $500.000.00,(FIVE HUNDERED THOUSAND DOLLARS) draft which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts in assisting us in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much and may God continue to reward your good gestures.So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mrs.W.Duke and instruct her on where to send the Draft containing the money to you by confirming to her your full name and address to send it to. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffer ness at that time, In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs.W.Duke and she will send the amount to you without any delay.Note I have attempted to call you but all effort failed and I had to send you a mail, which I guessed still belongs to you.With best regards,Mr.Abel D.Collins

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