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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • sopap5@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR Paul Netsopa <ibehchris774@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pnetsopa@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:17:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Paul Netsopa, personal assistant/consultant to the former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Recently, my boss (Thaksin) was arrested upon his arrival at Suvarnabumi airport Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Bangkok , Thailand with counts charges of corruption and abuse of power during is stay in power as the Thai President, his return ends 17 months of self-imposed exile.

However, I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you, while in exile here in the United Kingdom my boss (Thaksin) made a revolving deposit for 18 months valued at 26.5million British Pound Sterling which matures this month. Due to his arrest and released the Thailand government have vowed to revoke all his investments which over (£800m) have been frozen, I seek for your intervention to receive this fund and safeguard it for our mutual benefits since nobody knows about this deposit.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/thai.thaksin/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7268222.stm

The money is still sitting in Bank where the deposited was made here in UK and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end its maturity which I have made arrangement with the account officer to help transfer the money to any name I present to them. The money will be frozen and reverting to the ownership of Thailand Government Treasury if it comes to their knowledge that such funds is deposited in bank here.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the transfer beneficiary to the depositor. We shall employ the services of an attorney to arrange the transfer of rights and privileges of my Boss to you. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.
If you are interested, please reply immediately with the following details:

1.Your full names.
2.Your full Address.
3.Your personal Tel
4.Your occupation.
5.Your age.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details. I urge you to observe utmost confidentiality with regard to this matter.

Finally I shall require your assistance to invest my share upon completion of this transaction since I want to relocate with my family to another country after the success of this transaction.

Best regards,

MR Paul Netsopa
sopap5@yahoo.co.uk


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