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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:
  • "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.
  • miss_stella_johnson1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: stellajohnson76@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:38:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: your compensation


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:tony44williams81@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Friend,Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due to my tight schedules.I did not forgot your past effort and attemps to assist me, now I'm happy to inform you that i have suceeded in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Japan.Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in that process despite that it failed us at that time, due to no trust.Now, I want you to contact my secretary,her name is Miss stella Johnson. and his email address is(miss_stella_johnson1@yahoo.com) Arrange with him on how the total sum of $650,000.00 dollars. will reach you safely which i have already kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much Please send the below information to her to enable her get back to youimmediately.1,YourFullName.2,Deliveryaddress.3,phonenumber.4,email address.Best Regards Tony William

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