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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • niccopoppe1@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nicco_poppe1@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nicco poppe" <niccopoppe2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: niccopoppe1@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:23:14 -0700
Subject: Sincere Rep


* PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF MONGOLIA.
426d pawye tekor Street,West District,tak 100031 P.R.mongolia
Tel:66067744-36252 Fax: 852-301-62379

attn:* *Sir/MADAM*
**
First, As a way of introduction, I am* Mr NICCO POPPE*. Vice Chairman
Petroleum Authority of Mongolia.PAM i want to solicit your co-operation in
order to redeem an investment interest currently held under trust with the
Petroleum Authority of
Mongolia. PAM.The said investment now valued at
*USD$20million*(Twenty-million United States Dollars), was originally
purchased by one
*Mr. Franklin Rowdy*. and leased to the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia,
PAM.Since the maturity of this
contract in September 1997,several attempts have been made without success
to contact *Mr.Franklin Rowdy* (who is now deceased) or any of his close
relatives to whose favour the investment cash value can be paid. My partner
*Mr. Nyamdorj S*.who is the Head of Finance and Accounting Department in the
Ministry, and two other colleagues* Mr. Toishubai K. *(Head of
Administration and Legal Department) and* Mr.Nyamdorj S. *(Head of Finance
and Accounting Department) have initiated the process of filing a claim for
this money with the hope of having funds transfered outside the country.
Since you have a foreign name or can provide a foreign name as *Mr. Franklin
Rowdy*, my partners will file a claim for this money from the Petroleum
Authority of Mongolia ,PAM, indicating that you were appointed by *
Mr.Franklin Rowdy *to be the beneficiary of this fund.

When the claim is approved, you as the beneficiary will be paid the
sum of *$USD
20 million*. The money will be paid directly to any bank of your choice.
Please always feel free to negotiate for your share of the funds before
proceeding in the transaction.From this analysis, you can see that our
proposal to have you participate in this business is anchored on
remuneration, coming after the successful completion of this project and not
before. Please understand that over here, we have outstanding expenses to
take care of,relating to this project, for which we set out a budgetary
estimate, made up of our resources as civil servants. So I encourage you to
understand with us and give us your support in partnership for our
collective gain. I want to assure you that we are in a position to make the
payment of this claim possible, provided you can give us very strong
guarantee that our share will be well secured, and that you will not take
advantageof our position. Be assured that there
is absolutely nothing to worry about in view of this claim, it is perfectly
safe with no risk involved,and it is not subject to any inquiry, since we
will be handling the claim directly on your behalf.I do hope my proposal is
acceptable to you. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter, so that I
can provide you with more clarification about the claim and how we intend to
make this deal beneficial to everyone involved. Please reach me via my
private email address :*niccopoppe1@yahoo.com.cn*
<http://us.f363.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nicco_poppe1@yahoo.com.cn>

*Yours Sincerely
Mr NICCO POPPE*

*NB:
We are very much aware of scams going on all over the Internet and as such
we are assuring you that at no time will you be required to make any upfront
payments of your personal funds to us for whatever reasons, we are
legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign
partners/relationship on a long term bases*.

*(c)2006 PAM*

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