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

Fraud email example:

From: "frank jim" <frankjim8@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: jerry_moore_e@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:00:25 +0000
Subject:

Dear Friend,

So far so good, I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Hong Kong.  Presently I'm in India for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. In appreciation of your assistance I have mapped out as a compensation and wrote on your favour a check worth of Us$1.6m.

So, you can now contact my secretary in Benin Republic, Mr Jerry Moore on his e-mail address (jerry_moore_e@yahoo.fr ) ask him to send you the total of $1.6M which I kept for your compensation.Bear in mind that this $1.6m is in draft,not cash,so you need to send to him this informations:
 

1) YOUR FULL NAME......................
2) PHONE/ FAX AND MOBIL...................
3) YOUR COMPANY NAME ......................
4) POSITION AND ADDRESS......................
4) PROFESSION, AGE / MARITAL STATUS......................

As where this draft/check will be posted/delivered. I appreciated your efforts so feel free to get in touched with my secretary Mr Jerry Moore and furnish him with the information to enable him send the Bank Draft to you .
 

In the moment,I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand. Finally, bear in mind that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary to mail the draft to you once receipt of the above information.

NOTE : The ICBD has only validity period of 21 banking days.Your early response to that effect, shall be admired,you have to mind the days on route shipment. Forward your full information where he will deliver the check to you.

Regards,

Dr Frank Jim
       

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