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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27837342476 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • br_rmorgan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kenneth Tuga" <kenneth_tuga1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 02:23:31 +0200
Subject: HELLO

Hello my dear friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from India. Presently I’m in India
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, I want you to contact my attorney in South Africa, his name is Raymond
Morgan on br_rmorgan@yahoo.com/+27-83-734 2476 quoting this secret code as:
JJQT9 for him to identify you. Ask him to send you the total of
US$85,000.00, which I kept for you as 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 Barrister Raymond and
instruct him where to send the fund to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all that we suffered at that time. In the moment, I’m very busy
here in India, because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand.
Thank you once more.


Yours Faithfully
Mr. Kenneth Tuga

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