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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)
  • "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.
  • sec_doris33@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsannwiwa91" <mrsannwiwa91@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 05:41:15 -0600
Subject: THANKS


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the co-operation 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 transferring those funds despite the facts that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary DORIS,via email address(sec_doris33@yahoo.com)or, ask her to send you the total $1.000.000.00USD(one million united state dollars only) 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 kindly get in touched with my secretary and instruct her where to send the amount to you.Kindly send to her the delivery charges and your address were you want the cheque to be delivered.

please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner have 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 secretary and she will send the amount to you without any delay. You are required to furnish him with the below information to enable her deliver the cheque to you.
1. FULL NAMES:_____________________________________________
2. ADDRESS:_________________________________________________
3. SEX:_____________
4. AGE:_______
5. MARITAL STATUS:_______________
6. OCCUPATION:_______________________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________
9. FAX: NUMBER_______________________________
10. BREIF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY / INDIVIDUAL:___________
______________________________________________________________
11. CITY:_____________________
12. STATE:_____________________
13. COUNTRY:_________________
Yours Faithfully.

MRs Ann Wiwa.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam