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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22997014240 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • mrkdepts@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Cartier Mark" <mrmarkp@rivnet.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:41:27 -0400
Subject: FOR YOUR COMPENSATION



Dear Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from paraguay.

Presently i am 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 that it 
failed us some how.


Now contact my secretary, Her name is Miss Rose on this E-mail 
Address:mrkdepts@yahoo.fr and you can also call her partner
Kingsley Okoh on +229-97014240, and ask her/him to send you the total
$900.000.00 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 and
instruct
her 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 sufferness at that time. at this moment, i am
very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and my 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 her.

She will send the amount to you without any delay.

With best regards,

Cartier.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam