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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Sanusi Joseph <sanuoooo1@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:21:42 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS! SINCERE COMPENSATION



GOOD NEWS! SINCERE COMPENSATIONDear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay who is an international businessman.Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my Friend, Reverend Desmond Patrick, who is a diplomat, I have instructed him to deliver to you your own share of USD$7.5Million bank draft. His contact is:Name: REV. DESMOND PATRICKEmail: diplomatdesmond007@myway.comI appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to get in touch with the Diplomat Reverend Desmond Patrick and advise him where you want him to deliver the fund to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive the fund so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which i and the new partner are having at hand.Thank you very much for all your innitial efforts and atempts to me.With best regards Chief JosephSanusiFormer Governor (CBN)
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