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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • chidiobi15@yahoo.no (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Larry Cole <lcole27@yahoo.no>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:34:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF LARRY COLE ESQ


Good day to you.

How have you been? I hope my email meets
you in good health.

I am much delighted and privileged to contact
you again, after this long time,it takes fate and
courage to remember old friends and at
the same time,to show gratitude to them
despite circumstances that made
disrupted our transaction ultimately not working
out as we projected then.

The good news is that I'm happy to inform you
about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from Paraguay, I take this liberty to
inform you that, the transaction we were
pursuing together, finally worked out and I am
contacting you to let you know the present
situation.

I advise you not to accept any fax or a
telephone call that does not come from my
secretary.

He is the only person I left instructions with him
to deliver your check draft to you. I must inform
you also that I am presently in Uruguay on
business negotiations and establishment. Now,
with a sincere heart, I have raised and signed
an International Cashier's Bank Draft of
$1,000,000.00 [One million US dollars] only in
your name as COMPENSATION for your
dedication, humanity and contribution, as it
were I will be very busy here at the moment
because of the investment projects that
me and my new partner are having at hand.

Contact him immediately you receive this
message for further information on how to get
your cheque, for I have conscience as a human
being, I really appreciated your tremendous
effort and contribution to make things work out
in retrospect.

His name is Mr. Chidi Obi
His e-mail is: chidiobi15@yahoo.no

He is waiting to hear from you so that he can
ship the I.C.B.D to your Mailing Address or
Office Address as you may direct.

Do note that the International Cashier's Bank
Draft has only validity period of 21 banking
days, therefore your early response to this
development wil l be appreciated.

Your former business partner,

Larry Cole Esq.





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