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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)
  • "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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • christianpenny700@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: okunze04@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 08:23:27 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETARY=20FOR=20YOUR=20COMPENSATION?=




Dear Friend,
Longest time and happy day .
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from japan. Presently i'm in holand
for investment projects with my own share of total sum. mean while, i didn't
forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring this
funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Mr christianpenny on his e-mail
address stated below (christianpenny700@yahoo.com) Ask him to send you the
total Amount of $800,000.00 u.s dollars 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 christianpenny and instruct
him where to send the check. And send her your contact information
such as below
your full name ..............

home address ...............

phone number .............

your sex age ...............
so that he will submit it to the courier company where i directed him
to mail the cashier cheque to your designated address without any delay.Please
do let me know immediately if you receive so that we can share the joy after
all the sufferness at that time ok, In the moment,
I amvery busy here because of the investment projects which me and the
new partner are having at hand . Finally ,remember that I have forwarded
instruction to my secretary on your behalf to instruct the courier company
to deliver the cashier cheque to you as soon as you send your details information
without delay.So feel free to get in touch with my secretary send the cheque
to you without any delay .
Best Regards,
MR OKUNZE

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