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

Fraud email example:

From: morriosn moggi <omoggi20@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:25:10 -0400
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,



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 OFTHE 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 COMPENSATION AND WROTE ON YOUR FAVOUR A CHECK WORTH OF US$750,000.

SO,YOU CAN NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY IN BENIN REPUBLIC, MADISON OKAKA ON HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS(madisonokaka@yahoo.it) ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL OF $750,000 WHICH I KEPT FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN THE MATTER.BEAR IN MIND THAT THE $750,000 IS IN DRAFT,NOT CASH, SO YOU NEED TO SEND TO HIM YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS WHERE THE DRAFT/CHECK WILL BE POSTED/DELIVERED.I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH. SO FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCHED WITH MY SECRETARY MADISON OKAKA AND FURNISH HIM WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION TO ENABLE HIM SEND THE BANK DRAFT TO YOU AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE AS I HAVE DONE ENOUGH BY ALLOCATING SUCH HUGE AMOUNT TO YOU.

EVEN MY CURRENT PARTNER IS NOT HAPPY THAT I HAVE TO ALLOCATE SUCH AMOUNT TO YOU BEARING IN MIND YOUR NON CHALANT ATTITUDE TO THE TRANSACTION AT ITS CRUCIAL STAGE.AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU FURNISH HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF
ANY.
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.HERE IS HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AGAIN (madisonokaka@yahoo.it)
REGARDS,
HON MORRISON MOGGI

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