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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • dr_joseph_sanusi_006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barrister_chinedu@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?DR.=20JOSEPH=20SANUSI?=" <dr_joseph_sanusi_006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barrister_chinedu@myway.com
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 09:29:14 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dr_joseph_sanusi_006@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund released and transferred to Deutsche bank Germany, under the cooperation of a new partner from germany.


I just left Nigeria some weeks ago, I have traveled out to Germany, where he assisted to deposit the money, and the money has been currently deposited with DEUTSCHE BANK GERMANY.


I will finally remain in Germany 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 despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my lawyer, his name is Barrister chinedu, and his email address is,( barrister_chinedu@myway.com) ask him to send you the international certified Bank Draft worth of $600.000.00(six hundred thausand us dollars) which I have dully signed under your name, which I mapped out for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. Note that if there is any correction need to be made on your name please I will advise you to reconfirm it as soon as you contact him secondly please I didn’t make any provision for the delivery charges.


Please ensure that you give him the correct name and address as soon as he contacts you, I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my private lawyer(barrister chinedu ) and instruct him to send the Bank draft to you via diplomatic Courier service.


Please, do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings, and stress at that time, i am very busy here in GERMANY because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my lawyer on your behalf to release the international certified Bank draft to you, so feel free to get in touch with him, and he will send the Bank draft to you without any delay, I am now a happy man in life.


Thanks, and remain blessed.


DR.JOSEPH SANUSI


(Former central bank of nigeria governor)



- DR. JOSEPH SANUSI

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