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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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 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.
  • charleskoku69@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dr sam tzee <samtzee011@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:18:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Compansation for your past effort


Dear Ars.VICTIMNAME
It is my pleasure to contact you once again after our unsuccessful
attempt on our business transaction. Well, I just want to use this medium to
thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in transfering 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 Mr. Fernando Alvaro
Gomez.Everything was perfectly done because we struck a deal with one of the Ladies
Accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance here in
Nigeria(FMF), who 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
(Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in certified bank cheque
which can be collected at any bank of choice. This is from my own share. I did this
simply to show appreciation to you for your kind support and assistance
even though we could not succeed due to negative informatiom which you
received at the time about the transaction. Presently, I am in London for
investment projects with my own share on the advice of my partner.
Meanwhile, I didn´t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring this fund despite the fact that we could not succeed. I
will be sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received your
compensation or not.
In the light of the above, you are therefore, to contact my personal
Assistant, Mr.Charles Koku and do send him your contact address where
you want the Draft to be sent to you. His e-mail address is :
charleskoku69@yahoo.com
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
thejoy together after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am
very busy here London because of the
investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So
feel free to getin touch with him to send the Draft to you without any
delay.
With My Best Regards,
dr.Sam Tzee


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