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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 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)
  • ",500,000" (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 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.
  • pastor_george@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "officefile202 officefile202" <officefile202@gala.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:58:29 +0200
Subject: Thanks for your past effort; Contact Pastor Urgent


*From Chief Rue Oloko Compensation For Your Past Efforts,

Dearest Friend,

This is to inform you about my success in getting the money moved under the
cooperation of a new partner from South Korea.Now contact my secretary,his
name is Pastor James Berti and his email address is ( pastor_george@sify.com)
ask him to send you ($5,500,000,00 ) Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State dollars with my Bank in Benin Republic which i kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter.

I have forwarded instruction to my secretary to send the Confirmable Draft
to you, so feel free to get in touch with him to send the Draft to you
without any delay.

Sincerely Yours,

Chief Rue Oloko
Your former business partner*

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