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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:

• 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • chinasa20042004@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: alex_chinyereugu1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:05:32 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETARY?=

ATTEN 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 Australia,Presently I'm in
Australia
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, his name is Mr.joseph obalim on
chinasa20042004@yahoo.fr
ask him to send you the total $1950.000.00 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.
Joseph
and instruct him 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 suffer ness at that time. in the moment, I am very
busy
here in Australia because of the investment projects which me and the
new
partner are having at hand, finally,remember that I had forwarded
instruction
to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to
get
intouch with Joseph Obalim and he will send the amount to you without
any
delay,remember he will send you a cashier cheque to your mail address
which
you will give to him.


With best regards,


Barrister Alex Chinyereugu.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam