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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristerbisi02@justice.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Zak Ilo" <zakilob@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:51:18 -0900
Subject: NICE TO MEET YOU TODAY AND GOD BLESS

My dear freind,

How are you today?

It's been long I heard from you. Well, I just want to use this medium
to
thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving
the
funds, without any positive outcome.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds
with
the help of a new partner from Paraguay. Everything was perfectly done
because we strike a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with
the
Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help to
us.
My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out
successfully.

In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the
Funds, I
have decided to compensate you with the sum of $850,000 in a Cashier's
cheque (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). This
is
from my own share. I did this simply to show you that it is good to do
good
things to the right people always.

Presently, I am in Paraguay for investment project with my own share
under
the advice of my partner. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts
and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us
somehow. I will be sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you
have
received your share or not.

Now contact my personal assistant in Nigeria bisi bello On my
former
telephone line and do send him your contact address where you want the
cheque to be sent to you. The phone numbers, which you will reach my
personal assistant once again, is 234-80-35227573. His e-mail address:
barristerbisi02@justice.com

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the
joy together after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am
very
busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects, which the new
partner and I are having at hand. So feel free to get in touch with
young
Mark to send the cheque to you without any delay.

With My Best Regards,

Dr.zak ilo

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