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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:

• 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.
  • jonesevar@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: zeb aliad <zebaliad6@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:50:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re-Reward.


Dear Beloved Partner,
 
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Delhi India.  Presently i'm in India 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.
Please, contact  my confidential secretary, his name is Mr Jones Evar, on his E-mail:(jonesevar@yahoo.com)
 
You are to forward to him, the following
1.YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS 2.YOUR / Country Location/ Occupation/ Relegion/Age/Sex /TELEPHONE NUMBER ( If necessay). Ask him to send you the total sum of $2.8 Million US Dollar which I kept for your reward for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in the transaction.
 
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touch with my secretary  together with your full contact information were he will send Bank Draft/TT/Cash/Cheque/Money Order and give him instruction on where to send the money to you.  Please do let me know immediately you receive the money so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.
 
Iâm very busy here this moment because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Mr. Zeb Aliad.

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