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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • revjohnclark@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Damian=20Peters?= <damian_prs@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:53:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Him Immediately


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



- From:Mr Damian Peters,How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Mr Damian Peters.The man who contacted you from Nigeria some time ago to assist me secure the release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a contract that was awarded by my government through my ministry during the militry regime some years ago. Though you were not able to asist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.Presently i'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile, ididn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit me in transffering those funds, I made sure you are not leftout in the benefit of the transaction hence I kept aside for you acertified cashier cheque covering the sum of $850,000.00. (eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United state Dollars).I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,so feel free to get in touch with my secretary Rev.Father John Collins and instruct him on how to send the certified cashier cheque to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive the cheque so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time. Also use the part of the money for poor and motherless babies.In the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had left instruction to my secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will send the cheque to you,so feel free to get intouch with Rev.Father John Collins.Below is the contact of my secetary email:revjohnclark@hotmail.com

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