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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447024022563 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +2348028736532 (Nigeria, 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.
  • lady_glad01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Okoye <richokoyerich15@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:41:27 +0100
Subject: Get back Immediately



Dear friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fundtransferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from England who is an international business man. Presently I'm in England for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how that is why I decided to compensate you. Now i want you to contact my secretary, her contact: Name: mrs.Gladys Nwosu Email: lady_glad01@yahoo.com Tel: +234-802-873-6532 Ask her to send you the total $800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which I kept 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 Mrs.Gladys Nwosu and instruct her where to send the Money to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. at 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 instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs.Gladys Nwosu and she will send the amount to you without any delay. You can as well call me for more discussion on my cell +44-702-402-2563 or email me at richokoyerich@yahoo.co.ukRegards, Mr. Richard Okoye.

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