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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrsmargerate_ayii69@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3bmrsmargerate_ayii69@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:29:30 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting thosefunds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner fromGermany.Presently I,am in Germany
for investment projects with my ownshare of the total sum. Meanwhile, I
didn't forget your past efforts andattempts to assist me in transferring
those funds despite that it failedus because of your fear and suspicious
mind.
Now contact my secretaryin Republicof Benin, her name is Mrs. Marge rate
Ayii, through here-email;mrsmargerate_ayii69@hotmail.com<here-email%3Bmrsmargerate_ayii69@hotmail.com>

Ask her to send you the total of {$750,000} in Bank Draft which i kept for
your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this
matter. I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and
get in touch with my secretary Mrs.Marge rate Ayii, and instruct her where
to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here because of the investment projects which Iand the newpartner are having
at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to send you the Bank Draft immediately you contact
her, so feel free to get in touch with her,she will send the Bank Draft to
you without delay.
Regards,
Dr.Martins Uba

Anti-fraud resources:

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