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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:

• 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.
  • patrickjohn03@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel chukwu" <danielchukwu5@rediffmail.com>
Date: 1 Nov 2006 01:05:44 -0000
Subject: contact my secretary


Dear Friend,
Longest time,i hope all is well together with your family,if so glory be to God almighty.
Well,Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from me.I\'m happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation 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 this funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Patrick John on his e-mail address (patrickjohn03@yahoo.co.uk)
Ask him to send you the total Amount of $1,250,000.00 u.s dollars 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 touch with my secretary and instruct him where to send the cheque as you know it was issued in a certfied bank draft which you will cash in any bank approved or owned by government of any country.
Please do let me know immediately if you cash the money so that we can share the joy togather after all the sufferness at that time. Right now,I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand
Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to send the draft cheque to you immediately, so feel free to get in touch with PATRICK, he will send the money immediately to you without any delay.
Thank you and congratulations as God has done it for me.
Best Regards,
Dr.Daniel Chukwu.

Anti-fraud resources:

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