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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:
  • "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 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.
  • sec_walterdavisdeptoffic@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joseph aguss" <josephaguss@legwork.com.ng>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:27:04 +0200
Subject: Gooday My Dear Friend,


*Gooday My Dear Friend,



It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those fund
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Greece. I didn't
forget your past efforts to assist me in transferring those funds.


Now contact my secretary Mr. Walter Davis with his email address : (
sec_walterdavisdeptoffic@hotmail.fr ), then ask him to send you the total
sum (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) $2,500.000.00Us
Dollars Cashier Bank Draft which I raised for your compensation. So feel
free to get in touched with him and make sure you privided your personal
information listed below to him including your telephone and fax number
where they will send the cashier bank draft to.


1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT
6.YOUR MARRITAL STATUS
7.COUNTRY/CITY/ZIP CODE.
8.YOUR OCCUPATION


Let me know immediately you receive it for us to share the joy together. I'm
very busy here with the investment projects which I am having at hand,
finally, I left instruction to the secretary on your behalf, so feel free to
get in touch with him.

Best regards,
Barr Joseph Agu


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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam