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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:

• 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.
  • frankmensah@tlen.pl

Fraud email example:

From: "James Williams" <jm0wilam@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jmwilliams@go2.pl
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:40:59 +0000
Subject: ABOUT MY SUCCESS

GOOD DAY FRIEND,
 
I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM PARAGUAY. PRESENTLY I AM IN LONDON FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM. MEANWHILE, I DID NOT FORGET ALL 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. FRANK MENSAH. CONTACT HIM ON HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS (frankmensah@tlen.pl) AND ASK HIM TO SEND YOU A TOTAL SUM OF US$950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU AS COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPT TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH. SO GET IN TOUCH WITH MY SECRETARY AND INSTRUCT HIM WHERE TO SEND THE BANK DRAFT TO YOU.
 
PLEASE, DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE IT THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS jmwilliams@go2.pl, SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE JOY AFTER ALL THE PRESSURE AT THAT TIME. IN THE MOMENT, I AM VERY BUSY HERE BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH I AND THE NEW PARTNER ARE HAVING AT HAND.
 
FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT I HAD FORWARDED AN INSTRUCTION TO MY SECRETARY ON YOUR BEHALF TO SEND YOU THE MONEY.
 
THEREFORE, FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. FRANK MENSAH. HE WILL SEND THE CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
 
WITH REGARDS,
DR. JAMES P. WILLIAMS

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