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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:
  • "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348022723143 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • david_brown000@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Gani=20Musa?= <dr_gmusa27@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: david_brown000@sify.com
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 03:53:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR FULL COMPENSATION FUND


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:dr_gmusa27@yahoo.com.co



- - Good Day Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me as of that time. Now feel free and get in touched with my secretary NAME..........MR DAVID BROWN E-mail address .....(david_brown000@sify.com) TEL:234-8022723143 , ask him to send you the DRAFT valued $1.5m United state dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. presently i'm very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are having at hands.Send to Mr David the listed details below. 1.YOUR FULL NAME..... 2.YOUR HOUSE OR OFFICE ADDRESS... 3.YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER..... 4.YOUR MOBILE NUMBER...... 5.YOUR FAX NUMBER 6.YOUR AGE........ 6.YOUR......OCCUPATION 7.YOUR STATUS..... 8.SEX...... 9.A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT,ID CARD OR YOUR DRIVING LICENCE ..... This is to avoid delivering to the wrong hand. Regards DR GANI MUSA

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