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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 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.
  • +447024013029 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • anayo_anusiem@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. MORIS GREEN" <morisgreen_barclaysremittance@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:11:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: THIS IS IMPORTANT,CONTACT MY SECRETARY NOW.


Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay who is an international business man.Presently I'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Now contact my secretary, his contact is:
Name: Mr Anayo Anusiem
Email: anayo_anusiem@yahoo.co.uk
Ask him to send you the total $450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation .I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,only that you did not conclude the transaction. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr Anayo Anusiem and instruct him where to send the draf to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it. In the moment,I am 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 secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr Anayo Anusiem and he will send the Draft to you without any delay. With best regards.
Dr.Moris Green
+447024013029


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