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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • graceoliko023@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Grace Oliko <graceoliko023@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: grace_kon03@live.com
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:08:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU MY GOOD FRIEND


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: graceoliko023@yahoo.com



- Hello My Good Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation 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 me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my passtor in Benin Republic, his name is passtor Patrick Lucas, on email:(pastorpatricklucaslord@oneindia.in), ask him to send you the total of 750,000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand euro Only)which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts in that period very much. so feel free and get in touch with my passtor,passtor Patrick Lucas, and instruct him 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 sufferings in that period. In this moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and my new partner are having at hand,finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my pastor on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with passtor Patrick Lucas with this email address:(pastorpatricklucaslord@oneindia.in), he will send the amount to you without any delay. Remember to inform me when you have collected the money from him.Thank You very much.Remain Your Bosome Friend,Mrs Grace oliko

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