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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • sec_king_blair@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Denilson Harmer <denilsonharmer16@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sec_king_blair@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:22:04 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION!!!



ATTN; My Dear,I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund Now, I want you to contact my secretary on the information below NAME; MR.KING BLAIR,EMAIL ( sec_king_blair@yahoo.fr)ask him to send you the total sum of $7 00.000. SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS in a bank draft, which I kept for your compensation.
Again, i gave him the sum of $920 for register the DRAFT to the courier service,all the charges for the registration the total is $920 now contact him and give him your FULL NAME which he will use to register it ok. CONTACT HIM ON this email(sec_king_blair@yahoo.fr)with your full informations.
1.YOUR FULL NAME......................... 2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS................... 3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.............. 4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE............ 5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.............. 6.YOUR AGE................... 7.YOUR COUNTRY.............
thank you so much for your past efford and may God reward you abondantly.
Best regards,Hon.Denilson Hramer.

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Anti-fraud resources:

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