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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:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • daneilchike@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kennethjoe001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: kennethjoe001@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 02:30:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MR KENNETH JOE FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: daneilchike@yahoo.com



- DEAREST FRIEND, I AM DANEIL CHIKE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THAT FUND TRANSFERRED. I AM IN BRAZIL NOW WITH MY GOOD FRIEND THAT HELP ME FOR THE TRANSACTION.NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY SECRETARY ON THE INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF 1.5 MILLION US DOLLARS $1.500.000 FROM HIM. BECAUSE I DID NOT FORGET THE HELP YOU RENDERED TO ME IN THE PAST. NAME....:KENNETH JOE. EMAIL: (kennethjoe001@yahoo.fr) SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO HIM THAT YOU ARE THE REAL PERSON YOUR FULL NAME;........YOUR ADDRESS:........... YOUR COUNTRY:..........YOUR AGE:.................. YOUR OCCUPATION:............ YOUR PHONE NUMBER:........... NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT SEND HIM THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, HE WILL NOT RELEASE THE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFY BANK DRAFT TO YOU BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE REAL PERSON. ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF 1.5 MILLION USDOLLARS BANK DRAFT WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU. NO!
TE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW BECAUSE I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I WILL BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR. NAME KENNETH JOE. EMAIL (kennethjoe001@yahoo.fr) REGARDS DANEIL CHIKE

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam