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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.
  • +22993200616 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • mr_john_9999@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "azizi_fubert" <azizi_fubert@terra.com.ve>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 04:39:48 +0000
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION



Dear friend,
You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things did not worked out as our projected then. I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction i called you for an
assistance which didn't worked out then, finally worked out now by God's
infinite mercy.
I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Luxemburg Everything was perfectly done because we striked a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendereda tremendous help to us.
My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully.
and I decided to contact you, just to let you know.I have conscience as a human being and also a christian, due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect and in appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds I have decided to compensate you with the sum of USD$520,000.00. Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft, to the sum of USD$520,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only in yourname as your own COMPENSATION for your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were.
Please,contact my Secretary now Mr. John Hillary on his confidential E-mail:
mr_john_9999@yahoo.com.br and phone Tel. :+229-932 006 16 You are to forward to him the following :
1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
He will advise you further about the shipment of the DRAFT to your Residence
Address or Office Address you may provide. Feel free to reach him via his
very email address and get your Draft from her immediately, Most importantly, the Draft has only validity period of 14 banking days.
So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. You have to mind period of 14 banking days.
Sincerely
Yours,
DR. Azizi Fubert

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