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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:
  • "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • neocreatonn@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david champou" <davidchampou4@colombia.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:38:55 +0200
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT


Good Day Friend ,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from DUBAI .Now, i
travel to Dubai concern my bussiness own share of the total money , due to
your enormous efforts to assist me transfer the money that time despite that
it fail us some how I and my new partner Mr. Morad Shamun Bruno conluded to
compensate you with the sum of $2.5m USD

I want you to contact my secretary on the information below
NAME;Neocr Eaton
E-MAIL;(neocreatonn@yahoo.co.nz).

Ask him to send you the total sum of ($2.5 million dollars) in A CASHIER'S
CHEQUE which I kept for your compensation.
contact him on his private Email address:(neocreatonn@yahoo.co.nz).
furnish him with your informations like;

Your full name.............
contact address..................
phone numbers....................
Mailing address...................
and occupation....................
picture.......................

Please let me know when you have receive you cheque
so we can both share the happiness together.
From Your former bussines partner,
Mr Steve Young.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam