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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:

• 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.
  • jamid_paul2@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "br_abah4" <br_abah4@lycos.es>
Date: Thu Aug 03 18:52:01 GMT+00:00 2006
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY NOW FOR YOUR $550.000.00


My Dear. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-opersation of a new partner from Chile. Presently i'm in Chile  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 deposited that it failed us some how.But kindly contact my Secretary.   Now contact my secretary,his name is Mr Jamid Paul.Email ( jamid_paul2@myway.com ) ask him to send you the total sum of $550.000.00 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,Jamid Paul and instructed him where to send the amount to you.   Please do let me know immediately you received  it so that we both can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, i am 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 the secretary on your behalf to received that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr,Jamid Paul he will send the amount to you without any delay.   God bless you   with best regards, Hon.Ibrahim Abah Esq


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