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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• 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.
  • 00447032833485
• 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.
  • mark_faye2007@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: mary kumane101 kumane101 <mary_kumane101@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:44:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HAVE YOUR FULL COMPESATION


Dear ,

Compliment of the season. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from United Kingdom.

Presently i'm in United Kingdom for investment projects alongside with my new partner with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, 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 secretary in Senegal, Mr Mark Faye, his email address is
(mark_faye2007@yahoo.co.in) ask him to send you the total US$400.000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES 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 touch with Mr Mark and instruct him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.

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 him on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the amount to you without any delay.

In case this is my new telephone number 0044-703-283-3485 . if you want to reach me. God bless you and have a wonderful day, bye until i hear from you.

With best regards,



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