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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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348037277946 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • christakoku@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Petroch Oil" <js1969w4@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:39:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY

DEAR FRIEND.
I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFFERED
UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM MALTA.YOU ARERECIEVING THIS MAIL
BECUASE YOUR NAME WAS IN MY FILE OR AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
I AM DOING THIS BECUASE OF MY VOW IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION. PRESENTLY
I'M IN UKRAINE FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL
SUM.MEANWHILE,I DIDN'T FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIT ME IN
TRANSFFERING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOMEHOW.
NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY IN NIGERIA HIS NAME IS CHRISTA KOKU WITH HIS DIRECT
PHONE NUMBER +234-803-727-7946. CALL HIM IMMDATELY THIS IS HIS EMAIL
ADDRESS(christakoku@yahoo.fr) YOU RECIEVE THIS EMAIL DO NOT DELAY MY FRIEND
AS YOU KNOW IT IS VERY URGENT ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL
USD550.000.00(FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS WHICH I KEPT FOR
YOUR COMPERSATION FOR ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN
THIS MATTER.I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH,SO FEEL FREE
AND GET IN TOUCH WITH MY SECRETARY CHRISTA KOKU AND INSTRUCT HIM WHERE
TO SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU AND HE WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO LET ME
KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE IT SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE JOY AFTER ALL THE
TRIALS AT THIS TIME,IN THE MOMENT, I'M VERY BUSY HERE BECAUSE OF THE
INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH I AND THE NEW PARTNER ARE HAVING AT
HAND,FINALLY,REMEMBER THAT I HAD FORWARDED INSTRUCTION TO THE SECRETARY ON
YOUR BEHALF TO RECEIVE THE MONEY,SO FEEL FREE TO GET INTOUCH WITH CHRISTA
KOKU TO SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY. I HAVE ALREADY INFORMED
HIM ABOUT YOU AND HE IS EXPECTING YOUR CALL AND E-MAIL SO THAT YOU CAN
CONCLUDE WITH HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER THE AMOUNT IS USD550.000.00 ONLY.
WITH BEST REGARDS
CHAIRMAN/CEO.
PETROCH OIL COMPANY UKARINE

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