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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • anyimeka1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sen Charles" <sencharles1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:34:57 +0000
Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW .

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the
cooperation of a new partner from Australia. Presently I'm in Australia 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 secretary, his name is Mr. Anyi Meka . Email;
anyimeka1@myway.com ask him to send you the total $1,200.000.00 which I 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. so feel free and get in
touched with my secretary Mr. Anyi 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 suffer ness at that time. in the moment,

I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand, finally,remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Anyi Meka and he will send the amount to
you without any delay,also you should tell him how you want the money either
by cheque or by bank to bank transfer.

With best regards,

Senator Charles Idee .



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