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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: paul_anou08@live.fr
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:08:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FOR YOUR COMPENSATION ($1.500,000.00)


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:gordon_fatman001@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary his name is, Mr Paul Alabi ,Pls contact his e-mail;( paulalabi08@live.fr ) ask him to send you the total 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 touched with my secretary Mr Paul Alabi, and instruct him where to send the amount to you NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY SECRETARY :-(1) YOUR FULL NAME (2) YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE (3) (YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY .(4) YOUR ID EITHER INTERNATIONAL PAS-PORT OR DRIVING LINCES, Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, Iam very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with, Mr Paul Alabi, he will send the amount to you without any delay.Give him address where he can send you the cheque,Regards, Mr Gordon Fatman,

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