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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.
• 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.
  • pj_investment@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • pj.investment@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Pulojo Farko jr <pulojo06@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pj_investment1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 07:29:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Investment


REQUESTING A DISCREET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

I am a freelance, independent investor and was formerly
a top-ranking member of a frontline liberation movement
in Angola (My motherland), whose organization
had engaged the Angolan government in a protracted civil
war.

I now wishes to channel my funds into productive
ventures instead of war. I want to make this investment
discreetly under discretionary asset management
arrangement.

I have contacted you on the consideration that I could
discuss with you on the possibility for me placing this
fund with you for management either in your existing
establishment or other venture to be undertaken at your
discretion under terms to be agreed upon. I prefers that
this investment be made in your country.I would be
expecting your response in order that we may discuss
further in detail.

Best Regards,
Pulojo farko.jr
CEO/PJ Investment.
45 coker way off,
mission road,Abidjan,
Cote D'Ivoire.
EMAIL:pj_investment@consultant.com
:pj.investment@hotmail.com




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