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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.
• 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.
  • +23415559310 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • jegodima@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joseph chukwudima <j.chukwudima5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <josephchukwudima@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 12:18:23 -0400
Subject: LONG TIME




Dear Sir,
Longest time my good 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's fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things did not worked out as we projected then.
I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction i called you for an assistance which didn't worked out then, finally worked out now by God infinite mercy.
I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from United Kingdom. Every thing was perfectly done because we striked a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully. and I decided to contact you, just to let you know.I have conscience as a human being and also as christain, due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect and in appreciation of your earlier assistance to my familly in receiving the Funds. I have decided to compensate you with the sum of USD$1,000,500.00 .(one million, five hundred thousand united State Dollars only).
Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am in London for the past five(5) months for numerous business negotiations and establishment. I decided to mail you this evenning.
Meanwhile, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft to the sum of USD$1,000,500.00 only in your name as your own COMPENSATION for your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were. And has been deposited with a banker in Nigeria.

Please, you are here by advise to contact my Banker,MR. J. EGOBIA on his official Tel/Fax line: 234-1-5559310. E-mail:jegodima@yahoo.com and he will advise you further on how shipment of the DRAFT to your Residence Address or any other way you want it. Feel free to reach him via his very email address or tel/fax line and get your Draft from him immediately
Regards
Eng. Joseph Chukwudima
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