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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +2348020575192 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dukedonald002@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ugoudeh@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DUKE DONALD <dukedonald002@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: ugoudeh@myway.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:31:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: With best regards


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dukedonald002@yahoo.ca

FROM: DUKE DONALD.


GOOD DAY,



I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred

under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.



Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of

the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to

assit me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow. Now

contact my secretary, his name is MR. UGO UDEH with his direct Tel Number:

+2348020575192 or email address:ugoudeh@myway.com.



I have left behind with him a cheque of $30,000 U.S dollars(Thirty Thousand Dollars) which

I kept for your compensation for all 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 UGO UDEH as per your

collection of the fund.



Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the

joy after all the sufferness at this time, in the moment, I'm very busy here

because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having

at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction my secretary on

your behalf to receive these money, so feel free to get in touch with UGO

UDEH to receive the fund without any delay.



With best regards,

DUKE DONALD.



- DUKE DONALD

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