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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • sjobruce@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrnduka@terra.es" <barrnduka@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:04:48 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Dear Friend,



Dear Friend,

It is my greatest pleasure to reach you after our unsuccessful attempt to get those fund transferred.Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your
earlier concern and 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 under the cooperation
of a new partner from NEPAL, with the help of one of the Lady Accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), and she rendered a tremendous
help to us.

In appreciation of your earlier concern to me in receiving the funds, I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $1.2 00.000. one million two hundred thousand US
dollars) in a Bank Draft. Presently, I am in NEPAL for investment project with my
own share under the advice of my partner.Meanwhile,I will be sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received your payment or not.

In the light of the above, your identification code IS 222F. You are to contact our coordinator MR.JOHN BRUCE,Access management and support initiatives, a consultant firm in Cotonou,Republic of Benin His e-mail address: sjobruce@yahoo.pl

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 will be on business trip with Mr Fuungi to NEPAL because of the investment projects we have at hand. I am a happy man for life, So feel free
to get in touch with him without any delay. Here is the Verification Form below:

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM


FILL IT PROPERLY:


1. FULL
NAMES:
_____________________________________________
2. ADDRESS:
_________________________________________________
3. SEX:
_____________
4. AGE:_______
5. MARITAL STATUS:_______________
6.
OCCUPATION:
_______________________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
____________________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
________________________
9. FAX:
NUMBER_______________________________
10. BREIF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY
/ INDIVIDUAL:___________
______________________________________________________________
11.
CITY:
_____________________
12. STATE:_____________________
13.
COUNTRY:
_________________

MR.EMMA NDUKA









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