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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 brother " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ahmed_shahed2030@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mustafa mohamed <mustafa_mohamed8080@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:02:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: contact my secretary now.


Dear Brother ,

Longest time Hope you are fine?

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from USA. Presently USA for investment projects with my partner. 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 ahmed shahed. and his Email Address secretary his private mail (ahmed_shahed2030@yahoo.com) Ask him to send you the total $800,000.00 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.ahmed shahed 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 suffers at that time. At the moment, i am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the 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 him and he will send the amount to you without any delay. I will not be checking my emails currently.

GOOD LUCK. your free to call him now 00226 7617 55748.
Best Regards,
MUSTAFA MOHAMED.



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