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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27782309680 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866315447 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • cliff-attorneys@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lamudiy@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:27:23 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY LAWYER GOD HAVE DONE IT

From:Master Lamudi Yoko

My Good Friend,

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 am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Mean while, 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 Lawyer in South Africa as i stated below follow his instructions:

Hon.Barrister Cliff Alexandra
Telephone number: +27-78-230-9680
Fax Line: +27-86-631-5447
Email: cliff-attorneys@lawyer.com

Ask him to send you the check what of USD$1000000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter and i have appreciated your past efforts at that time very much.So feel free and get in touched with my Lawyer Hon.Barrister Cliff Alexandra and instruct him where to send the check to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time you trying to help me out. at this moment I am very busy here because of the investment projects which i and my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that i had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive the check, so feel free to get in touch with Hon.Barrister Cliff Alexandra to send the check to you without any further delay and try to be honest with him because he is good man and i trust him so much.

With Best Regards,

Master Lamudi Yoko.

Anti-fraud resources:

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