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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 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.
  • dan_mark2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john_johnson@terra.es" <john_johnson@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:01:16 +0100 (MET)
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 LONDON.YOUR ARE RECIEVING THIS MAIL BECAUSE YOUR NAME WAS IN MY FILE OR AS THE NEXT OF KIN.I AM DOING THIS BECAUSE OF MY VOW IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION.

PRESENTLY I'M IN MALTA 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 DAN MARK WITH HIS
EMAIL ADDRESS(dan_mark2007@yahoo.com) YOU RECIEVE THIS EMAIL DO NOT
DELAY MY FRIEND AS YOU KNOW IT IS VERY URGENT ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL
USD850.000.00(EIGHT 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 DAN MARK 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 DAN
MARK 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 USD450.000.00 ONLY.


BEST REGARDS,
JOHN JOHNSON.
CHAIRMAN/CEO.
CHEM OIL COMPANY MALTA





Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate en www.terra.es/correo.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam