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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)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • mary_lindamark@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: lawrencedonellp@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:50:22 +0530 (IST)
Subject: GOOD DAY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lawrencedonellp22@yahoo.in



- Dear Friend, Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due to my tight schedules. I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay Presently I'm in London with the partners for some projects with the money. Contact my secretary in lagos state, federal Republic of Nigeria, because I have left the whole instruction to her on your behalf and instructed her where to send the $5,000,000.00.without any further delay for your compensation. Remember that the $5,000,000.00. is in draft, not cash, so you need to send to her your full Information where the draft/check will be posted/delivered.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free to get in touched with my secretary. Her name is Rev. sister Mary Linda Mark Email:( mary_lindamark@yahoo.com ) NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY SECRETARY :- (1) YOUR FULL NAMES (2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS (3)!
YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY . So feel free to get in touch with my secretary Rev. sister Mary Linda Mark and discuss with him how the amount will reach you. Please do let me know immediately you contact her to receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffer ness at that time. As at moment, I am very busy here because of the projects which I and the new partner have 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 him and he will send the amount to you without any delay. Here is her email address again ( mary_lindamark@yahoo.com ) Regards MR LAWRENCE DONELL

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