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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:
  • ",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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +2348057685112 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jameswillison11@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajameswillison11@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "DR SMITH THOMAS" <drsmiththomas1@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: jameswillison11@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:59:54 -0700
Subject: YOUR BANK-DRAFT IS READY CONTACT MY SECETRY TODAY


YOUR BANK-DRAFT IS READY CONTACT MY SECETRY TODAY


Compliment,

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Dr/Mr.Smith Thomas,
the man from Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the
release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a
contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago during
the military regime.


Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy
to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered under the
assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Brazil.Presently I'm in
South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.


meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit me in
transferring those funds, I made sure you are not left out the benefit of
the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of Ten Million United State
Dollar($ 10,000,000.00)draft.I and my new partner agreed to compensate you
with that amount for all your 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 touch with my secretary Mr.James Willison and instruct him on how
to send the Bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we can share
the joy together after all the sufferances at that time. In the moment, I'm
very busy here because of the investment projects which me and my partner
are having at hand, finally,remember that i had left instruction to my
secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will send the Draft to you,so
feel free to get in touch with MY SECRETARY NOW.Below is the contact of my
secretary:


Mr.James Willison
Phone: +234-80-5768-5112
E-mail:jameswillison11@hotmail.com <E-mail%3Ajameswillison11@hotmail.com>
With best regards,
Dr.Smith Thomas

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