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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jonita2010@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • pjgoodman2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?joseph=20nenita?= <jonita2010@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: pjgoodman2006@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:48:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: relief west afrique.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jonita2010@yahoo.com.ph



FROM THE OFFICE

RELEIF WEST AFRICAN AGENCY

NO 18 RUE DE JEAN

COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC ,

WEST AFRICA.



DEAR FRIEND

I AM JOSEPH NITA, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF RELEIF WEST

AFRICA AGENCY, {RWA} AGENCY. WE ARE EMPOWERED TO ADMINISTER

TRUST FUND WELL OVER THREE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES

DOLLAR (US$300,000.000.00) FOR THE PROVISION OF RELIEF

MATERIALS TO TROUBLED SPOT IN THE WEST AFRICA SUB-REGION ,

WE ARECURRENTLY IN COTONOU.BENIN REPUBLIC

MY GROUP RECENTLY AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY, TO DIVERT THE SUM OF

THIRTY ONE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES

DOLLARS {US$31.7 MILLION) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR

PERSONAL AND STRONG BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN FUTURE.

THE SIMPLE MODE OF OPERATION WILL BE JUST FOR US TO APPLY

FOR THE RELEASE OF THE ABOVE STATED MONEY TO YOU, YOUR

COMPANY WILL APPLY FOR THE ABOVE AMOUNT AND SERVE AMONG THE

FOREIGN COMPANIES THA SUPPLIES WELFARE MATERIALS, AS WE

WILL ARRANGE ALL THE DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITIES

AND PEOPLE IN LIBERIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO,

SIERRA-LEONE AND GUINEA BISSAU WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE

MATERIALS PURPORTEDLY SUPPLIED BY EARLY LAST YEAR AND THIS

YEAR.

WE HAVE ALL RECORDS OF PURCHASING ORDERS AND SUPPLIES.

THE MATERIALS SUPPLIED ARE CLOTHING OF VARIOUS

KINDS,BLANKETS, RICE,SOYA-BEANS, MILK,SUGAR,SALT, AND

FOOTWARES. WE WILL PREPARE AN INVOICE TO COVER THESE

MATERIALS AT THE COST OF $31.5 MILLION ON YOUR COMPANY'S

NAME TO LEGALIZE OUR CLAIM AND BELIEVE YOU WILL STAND FIRM

TO DEFEND THIS SUCCESSFUL ACTUALIZATION OF THIS DEAL WHICH

IS YOUR PARAMOUNT RESPONSIBILITY AS A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR

WHICH WE MAKE YOU TO BE. WE SHALL FORWARD THE INVOICE TO

CHIEF ACCOUNT OF RWA AND GET THE ENTIRE APPROVAL DOCUMENT,

WHICH WE SHALL AS WELL SEND TO YOU TO UPDATE YOUR RECORDS.

MY GROUP IS VERY MUCH READY AND CAPABLE OF EFFECTING THE

REMITTANCE OF THIS INTO A WELL SECURED FOREIGN ACCOUNT

(INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE ACCOUNT), OWNED AND OPERATED BY

SOMEONE WHO TALKS LESS AND WORTHY OF TRUST AND YOUR

INVOLVEMENT SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AND UNDERSTOOD MUTUALLY AS

WE INVOLVED YOU TO AUTHENTICATE OUR CLAIM AND WE WILL GIVE

YOU ALL THE LEGAL AND MORAL SUPPORT TO ACTUALIZE THIS

OPPORTUNITY AND THUS EXPECT SAME FROM YOU.

PLEASE, IF YOU ARE CAPABLE OF WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WITH

US AND YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE TRUST WORTHY, YOU SHOULD QUICKLY

GET IN TOUCH WITH ME VIA MY E-MAIL(pjgoodman2006@netscape.net)

AND ALSO FORWARD THE UNDERLISTED REQUIREMENTS TO ENABLE US

FACILITATE AND ARRANGE FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE

FUND SOONEST

1 YOUR COMPANY AND ADDRESS

II. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS

III. ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NAME

IV YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS {PERSONAL/PRIVATE}

FOR EASY COMMUNICATION

CERTAINLY YOUR PARTNERSHIP WILL BE REWARDED WITH 25% OF THE

31.5 MILLION, WE SHALL HAVE 70% WHILE 5% WILL BE USED TO

RE-IMBURSE BOTH PARTIES FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE

COURSE OF CONSUMMATING THIS DEAL IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE

HERE,THAT NO RISK OF ANY SORT IS INVOLVED, NOW OR IN

FUTURE. ALL PARTIES INVOVLED WILL BE VERY MUCH PROTECTED BY

A SILENT BUT ACTIVE AGREEMENT WHOSE GREATEST TENT WILL BE

CONFIDENTIALITY, AS WE ARE MEN OF HIGH REPUTE AND OUR IMAGE

IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

WE NEED JUST A WEEK TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSFER,

AFTER GETTING ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FROM YOU.

WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

KIND REGARDS,

JOSEPH NITA.



- joseph nenita

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