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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "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.
  • johnson.william00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajohnson.william00@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "denis moussa" <denismoussa1@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: johnson.william00@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 19:49:52 +0200
Subject: I WAS PLEASED WITH YOUR EARLIER ASSISTANT


I WAS PLEASED WITH YOUR EARLIER ASSISTANT

Dear Friend,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred with the help of a new partner from Ukraine, I want you to
contact my secretary on the below information his name is Mr.johnson
william, email:johnson.william00@gmail.com<email%3Ajohnson.william00@gmail.com>ask
him to send you the total sum of (£850,000.00GBP) eight hundred fifty
thousand pounds in an ATM CARD, which I kept for your compensation.

Contact Mr. johnson william.
email;(johnson.william00@gmail.com)

Therefore I gave him the sum of $100 to register the draft with a courier
service that will deliver it to you, so you can contact him now and give him
your full information to send the ATM CARD to you. Do not fail to update me
as soon as you receive it, so we can share the joy together.I gave him the
CODE
555, which you have to mention for identification.

Best Regard

Mr Denis Moussa

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam