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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
  • joseph_alao55@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "gaius_obaseki@terra.es" <gaius_obaseki@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 05:04:24 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONTACT HIM



Dear Good Friend.

With all the glories to God almighty who made it possible ,I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the transaction concluded and the funds transferred under the help / co-operation of a new partner from Kuwait.
Presently I'm in Kuwait doing investment in Oil sector with my own share of the sum.Meanwhile I didn't forget all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds successfully despite the fact that it failed us some how along the way.
Now that God has helped me to perfect and conclude the transaction successfully out of my goodwill I will like you to contact my secretary his name is Mr.Joseph Alao ; his email address (joseph_alao55@yahoo.fr) or (joe_alao@o2.pl) and ask him to send you a total sum of one million USD(US$1,000 000.00) which I kept for you as your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in concluding the transaction.
I really appreciated all your efforts at that time very much, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.Joseph Alao and ask him to release to you the money in a Certified Bank Draft valued at US$1,000,000.00 which I kept for you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferies at that time. For now I am very busy in Kuwait because of the Oil investment projects which me and my new partners are having at hand.

Yours Truely Friend
Engr.Gaius Obaseki













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