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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "cashier's check" (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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • kikiptdepts2001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kiki and Peter <kikiptdepts2001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:56:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention Karley Junkler,


Attention Karley Junkler,

The cashier's check worth of Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars $800,000.00) is here with us written on your name. We have been waiting for you to send us your contact address where your cheque will be delivered to you. As our boss instructed because it was on check drafting paper.
Also you have to provide the money to be paid in Diplomatic Courier company office for the delivery charges since my boss did not leave any money for the Diplomatic Courier Charges.

You can send the courier service charges through Western Union with the name and informations as below:

Name: Peter O Igweze
Address: Akpakpa-Cotonou
Country : Benin Repuplic
Security question: Code
Security answer: Junkler.

The amount is USD$400 Dollars only. Everything now is based on how soon you send the delivery charge then We will be sending your cheque to you without delay and you will receive your cheque in less than Two Business days and cash your money without any delay.

N:B: You send the delivery charge today and let your check leave this country as soon as possible to you in your country, Also reply wth your home/office address where you wish to receive this check

Waiting !!!!!!!!!!!!
Miss Kiki

N.N/ SEND THE FOUR HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS GIVEN TO YOU ABOVE AND ALSO REPLY WITH YOUR MAILLING ADDRESS WHERE WE WILL BE MAILLING THE CHECK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.




Karley Junkler <karley6846@mozartmail.info> a écrit :

Dear Sir,

If you find that my written English is not totally fine, I am contrite but it is not my native language.

It is likely that you do not know me but I have been told to get in touch with you regarding a confidential issue. Can you read the attached email carefully and communicate to me whether you are indeed the right person to assist me? Your help is imperative for me.

Karley Junkler

--- Forwarded email ---
Dear Karley Junkler,
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I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfe=
rred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently i'm =
in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. m=
eanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in =
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
=20
Now contact my secretary, Her name is Miss Kiki Raymond,on her E-mail Add=
ress; kikiptdepts2001@yahoo.fr ask him/her to send you the total $800.000=
.00 which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attem=
pts 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 and instruct=
her where to send the amount to you.
=20
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the=
joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, i am very busy=
here because of the investment projects which me and my 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 t=
ouch with Miss Kiki Raymond. She will send the amount to you without any =
delay.
=20
With best regards,
=20
Arnaud Jean.

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