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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)
  • ",000,000" (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.
• 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.
  • maryrose1122@mail.md

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Paul Wilson <paul_wilson1010@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: maryrose1122@mail.md
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:06:15 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I could not contact you earlier before now due to my tight schedules. I am
very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under the
cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay Presently I am in
Paraguay with the partner for some projects with the money.

Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
that process despite that it failed us at that time. due to no trust. Now,
I want you to contact my secretary,her name is miss mary rose and her
email address is (maryrose1122@mail.md)

Arrange with her how the total sum of ( $2,000,000,00 ) will reach you
safely which I have already 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 to get in touch with my secretary miss mary rose and discuss
with her how the amount will reach you. Please do let me know immediately
you contact her to receive it so that we can share the joy after all the
sufferness at that time. As at the moment,I am very busy here because of
the projects which I and the new partner are have at hand.

Finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with her and
she will send the amount to you without any delay.

Best regards,

Mr. Paul Wilson

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