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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 friend" (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.
  • uchen1981@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "generalfile23@terra.es" <generalfile23@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 22:16:37 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Compensation For your past efforts.



My dear friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation 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 transffering those funds
despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Agulu ,Nigeria his name is Mr Uchenna,and email uchen1981@yahoo.com ask him to
send you the total $800.000.00 bank draft which i raised in your favour 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 Noora Uchenna 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 sufferness at
that time.in the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partiner
are having at hand, finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf,so feel free
to contact him now to eneble him send your money to you without any delay.

Contact Mr Uchenna at this Email,{ uchen1981@yahoo.com }

My regards to you and your family,

Michael Williams.






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