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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barr." (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • kennethzaki@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jacob Onyewuchi" <jacob1012onye@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kennethzaki@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:15:35 +0000
Subject: Compensation Money

Dear Friend,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope
this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this
opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished
transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best
known to you.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund
out of my bank to someone else account who was capable of assisting me
in this great venture through the help of the diplomat i told you
about.Due to your effort, sincerity,courage and trustworthiness' you
showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and
show my gratitude to you with the sum of $750,000
I have authorized my new lawyer who is now also my legal adviser to
issue you international certified bank cheque cashable at your bank.My
dear friend I will like you to contact the lawyer for the collection
of this international certified bank cheque.
The name and contact address of the lawyer is as follows.

VICTORY CHAMBERS
CONTACT PERSON : BARR. KENNETH ZAKI
PHONE: +234-1-7652302
Email: kennethzaki@yahoo.es

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which I and my new partner are having at hand in Paris France.
Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Lawyer on
your behalf to send the bank cheque to you as soon as you contact him
without delay.
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Your brother

J Onyewuchi

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