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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
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.
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- pauledward20233@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: peter stevenson <peterstevenson312@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:20:12 +0000
Subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND
DEAR GOOD FRIEND
From DR Mark STEVENSON
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner Saudi Arabia from Presently I am in Malaysia 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 somehow. Now contact my secretary in South Africa his name is Mr. Paul Edeward
Email: ( pauledward20233@gmail.com )
) His phone number is +27785937074. Contact him and ask him to send you the ATM CARD total of $920.000.00.{Nine Hundred And Twenty Thousand United states Dollars} which I kept for your 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. James and instruct him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferer at that time.
In the moment, i am very busy here because of the i 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 Edward he will send the amount to you without any delay.
You are advised to send the following information to Mr. Paul Edward to facilitate the Transfer or send your ATM CARD of your fund to you.
1. Full name...............................
2. Country..................................
3. Contact Address.....................
4. Telephone Number.................
5. Fax Number............................
5. Marital Status.........................
6. Occupation.............................
7. My Date of birth......................
7. Sex.................................
Thanks and God bless you.
DR Mark Steveson
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