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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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • patrickmoor@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "josephsanusi-3 Gazeta.pl" <josephsanusi-3@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:20:32 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS SINCERE COMPENSATION..


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GOOD NEWS SINCERE COMPENSATION..

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred
to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay who
is an international business man.

Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum.

Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my Secretary Patrick Moore, I have instructed him to deliver to
you your own share of USD$7.5Million.

contact Name:Mr.Patrick Moore .

Email: patrickmoor@yahoo.co.uk

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to get
intouch with my Secretary Patrick Moore, and advise him where you want him
to deliver the draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the fund so that we can share
the joy together after all the suffering at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which
i and the new partner were having at hand.

Thank you very much for all your innitial efforts and atempts to me.

With best regards,

Chief Joseph Sanusi.

Formal Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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