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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • davgreen_011@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jim franklin" <jimfranklin13@ldsliving.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:28:24 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FOR PAST EFFORT


Dr. Jim Franklin
551 Main Bazaar, Shahdara,
New Delhi, India.

Due to my tight schedules I could not contact you earlier before now. I am
very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under
thecooperation of a new partner from India. Presently I'm in New Delhi with
the partner for the some projects with the money.

Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
that process despite that it failed us at that time. Now, I want you to
contact my secretary,his name is Mr.David Green and his email address is:(
davgreen_011@yahoo.de) ask him to send you thetotal sum of ($1.500,000.00)
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 my secretary Mr David Green and instruct
him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you
contact him to receive it so that we can share the joy after all the
sufferness at thattime. In the moment,I am very busy here because of the
projects which I and the new partner are have at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so
feel free to get in touch with Mr.David Green and he will send the amount
to you without any delay.

Best regards,
Dr.Jim Franklin
551 Main Bazaar, Shahdara,
New Delhi, India.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam