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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)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jjjayo12@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joseph ayo <jjjayo02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jjjayo12@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:20:28 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT




Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Joseph Ayo,chairman contract award committee for the petroleum special trust fund.I know

that these letters will come to you as a surprise since we have not met in person.please bear with me.

I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of ($25,500,000.00)TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN DOLLARS)INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
And subsequent investment in properties in your country.you will be
required to:
(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.
So furnish me with the following particulars for me to perfect the remittance of this fund to your possession.

1,YOUR FULL NAMES.
2,YOUR COMPANY NAME (IF ANY)
3,YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
4,YOUR PRIVATE PHONE, CELL/FAX NUMBERS.
5,YOUR AGE
6, YOUR OCCUPATION.

PLEASE, REACH ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ;jjjayo12@yahoo.com.hk


Best Regards,

Joseph Ayo



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