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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348022577505 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Juliet Obaseki" <mrsjulietobaseki111@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 04:31:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend, You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though it is indeed a very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God fears to remember old friends and at the sometime, to show gratification to those despite circumstances that made things not worked out as we projected then.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the Fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the Cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay who is an International businessman. Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary because I have package your compensation as a consignment in your name before I leave to Paraguay for my investment projects and here is the information you have to proved for
him to know that you are the owner of the consignment. Here is the information you send to him to enable him dispatch your consignment through COURIER SERVICE COMPANY immediately without any further delay. YOUR FULL NAME...............YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.........YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER.YOUR FAX NUMBER.............YOUR AGE/SEX................Here is my secretary information contact him now.Name: Rev. James OkeyEmail: rev_jamesokey100@hotmail.comTel: +234-802-257-7505.Ask him to send you the total sum of ($2,5 million USD) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and Attempts 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 Rev. James Okey. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so That we can share the joy after all the suffer nests at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand.
Finally, so feel free to get in touch with Rev. James Okey and he will tell you what to do without any delay. Best Regards. Mrs. Juliet Obaseki.

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