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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?engr.Paul=20Wilfred?=" <engr.paulw@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: engr.wilfredpaul@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:42:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:engr.paulw@yahoo.com.co



- Attn:Sir, Compliments of the day.I am Engr. Wilfred Y Paul,I want to invest USD$39.5.Million.I wants to know,if bylaw your country allow investor to come in. You will be the funds manager andoverseas this project. Your reply will be highly appreciated and every other detail about the funds will be sent to you. You are advise to reply back ASAP.via my email. Sincerely, Engr Wilfred Y Paul Director:Department Petroleum Resources(DPR).

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