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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:

• 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.
  • chichi_joyce@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Joshua Dube <jk_dube@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:12:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Certified Bank Draft


Dear VICTIMNAME.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I’m in Paraguay 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 you will need to contact my former personal Secretary as at the time I was in Accra Ghana, her name is Mrs.Rita Isu and her direct email address is : chichi_joyce@yahoo.com

Ask her to kindly send you a certified bank draft of $800.000.00 which I prepared and kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter which later failed. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touch with Mrs. Rita and direct her where to send/post you the bank draft

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share our joy after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand. Remember that I had forwarded this instruction to her on your behalf; therefore establish contacts with her for the delivery Of the bank draft to you without delay.

Take care and remain Blessed.

Yours truly.
Mr. Joshua Dube.


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