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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • noblecomputersystems@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NOBERT JOHNSON" <noblecomputersystems@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:27:14 +0100
Subject: VERY VERY UGENT

Dear Sir,


I am Mr. Nobert.k.Johnson, the Managing Director of the Noble Computers Ent.base in Accra Ghana.
I want to inquire if you can supply some quantities of computers to Some Organisations and Parralstatals here in some Countries in the West African sub-region.

A contract is awarded to a former trade minister of the Republic of Ghana to supply and install computers to some organizations, Government Institutions and Agencies in some West African Countries for their fully automation.

As a computer and allied products dealer based in Ghana, I was approached by the Legal adviser to the former minister who won this contract to source for suppliers who would be capable to take up
this contract as he wants to sublet the said contract to a competent foreign supplier. The value of this contract is US$15million and you will be paid 70% up front and 30% after supply and installations.

You are also required to come to Accra Ghana to sign the contract agreement after which the 70% up front payment would be paid to you to enable you start the supply. Our interest here would be for you to accept to over-invoice the actual value of the goods you are to supply to the tune of US$3million.The over-invoiced amount shall be shared among ourselves on the ratio of 50% to you and 50% to us (the legal adviser and myself). The total contract amount shall be paid into your account and you will later pay our share to us.Which means that, the actual value of the goods you will then supply shall not exceed U.S$12Million.

If you accept the above condition,quickly contact us now in order to seal the deal immediately.
The computer (complete system) to be supplied should comprise the combination of the following:
Pentium 4,3GHz,256mb RAM memory, ATX, ACPI, AGP set main board, 8x 8x 32x, CD-Rw, 3.5” FDD, 80GB HDD, Ultra DMA66, 32m Riva TNT11, M64 AGP Audio Sound Card, 56K fax modem, 17”LCD monitor, 10/100 LAN card, keyboard, mouse and speakers.

Please endeavor to contact me immediately through my
private and confidential e-mail:noblecomputersystems@yahoo.com.


Best regards

Mr.Nobert.k.Johnson.

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