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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024038363 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • info_roselinekojah@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Eboue Josef <jeboue1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ebouejosef@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:50:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: compensation for all your past efforts


Dear ,

Good day and how are you doing together with your family?. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting our funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from London. Presently i'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum.

Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds to your country despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my Attorney in Abidjan Cote D' ivoire immediately, her name is Barrister Roseline Kojah through his e-mail - (info_roselinekojah@yahoo.com) Tel:+22505060938 Ask him to send you the total sum of ($100.000.00usd), which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter that I am honest person.

Honestly i appreciated your good efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my Attorney and instruct him where to send the amount to you as soon as possible.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the cheque so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time in the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partners are having at hand in London here. this is my phone contact in london:
+447024038363

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my lawyer on your behalf so that you receive that money smoothly,You have to feel free to get in touch with him he will send the amount to you without any delay.


Regards,



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