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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)
  • "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 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.
  • gvictor_john505@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?victor=20john?= <victor_john505@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: jamesemma@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 03:56:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU DATE 2/6/2006


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Gvictor_john505@yahoo.com.hk

My Dear Friend,


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the cooperation 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 transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in benin republic, email



jamesemma@o2.pl ask him to send you the total $800.000.00 (EIGTH HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified bank draft which i raised in your favour 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 intouched with my secretary MR JAMES EMMMA,and give him your address where to send the draft to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.in the moment,

i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to release to you the money,

so feel free to get intouch with MR JAMES EMMMA,without any delay.

best regards

BARRISTER VICTOR JOHN



- victor john

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