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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • emigodomm@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANTHONY BOCAS" <tbocas109@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:43:33 +0100
Subject: Compensation


Compliment!

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered
under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.

Presently I'm in Central America for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts
to assit me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow.
Now call/contact my Fudiciary Agent in Madrid-Spain his name is Dom Emigo,
his direct Telephone Number is: +34626606929 and email address:
emigodomm@yahoo.es

I have left behind with him the total sum of One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Euros which I kept for your compensation for all your 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 Financial Consultant
(Fiduciary Agent) Dom Emigo as per your collection of the amount.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at this time, in the moment, I'm 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 my Fudiciary
Agent on your behalf to receive these money, so feel free to get in touch
with Dom Emigo immediately to receive the fund without any delay.

with best regards,
Mr. Anthony Bocas.

Anti-fraud resources:

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