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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • marc_george@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john mba" <johnmba80@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marc_george@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:17:09 +0200
Subject: Contact.Pastor Marc George


Dear Friend,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred with the help of a new partner from Ukraine, I want you to
contact my secretary on the below information his name is pastor.Marc
George, ask him to send you the total sum of (£2.5 MILLION GBP) two million
five hundred thousand pounds, which I kept for your compensation.

Contact Pastor. Marc George.
email;(marc_george@hotmail.fr)

Therefore you can contact him now and he will give your instruction on
how you can receive the two million five hundred thousand pounds.
Do not fail to update me as soon as you receive it, so we can share the joy
together.

I gave him the CODE 555, which you have to mention for identification.

Best Regards
Dr.John Mba

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