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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:
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • +447040115665 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • jerrypaul110@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jerry paul <jerrypaul1110@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jerrypaul110@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:38:34 +0100
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL



Attn. SirI am Mr.JERRY PAUL and I represent Mr. MikhailKhodorkovsky, The former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in LONDON. I have a Very Sensitive and confidential brief business introduction from this top (oligarch) To ask for your favour in partnership and in re-profiling funds over US$20 million. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via GLOBALLEISUREPARTNERS BANK (www.globalleisurepartners.com) in london united kingdom This is a legitimatetransaction. You will be paid 40% for your management fees. If you are interested, This transactions could be invested in any business of your choice please write Back by email :(jerrypaul110@yahoo.com) and provide me with your Confidential telephone number, fax number and email address And I will provide further details andinstructions. Please keep this confidential; we can?t afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within five days Please write back promptly.Write me back. call me at +447040115665 I look forward to it.RegardsMr. JERRY PAULemail :(jerrypaul110@yahoo.com)
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