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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)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • brightallen2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GAMBO NASKO <gambo_nasko21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barristergambonasko2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:44:33 +0100
Subject: COMPERSATING YOU WITH USD$1,000,000,00




Dear Friend,


Compliments of the day and how are you doing? I wish that these
letter will reach you in good health,I'm happy to inform you about my successin
getting the funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Isle
of man in Japan. Presently i'm in Japan for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum.



Meanwhile, Ididn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring those funds despite the facts that it failed us some how.Now
contact my secretary, Mr.Bright Allen via his email address brightallen2008@yahoo.com
ask him to send you the total sum of USD$1,000,000.00 . which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So kindly get
intouched with my secretary and
instruct him where to send the cheque of the
total sumof USD$1,000,000,00 to you without any further delay for your own
compersation.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferness at that time. At the moment, I am very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner have at
hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.Bright
Allen and he will send the amount to you by way of cheque as i have already
instructed him and without any delay. You are required to furnish him with the
below information to enable him deliver the cheque to you,

1.FULL
NAMES:_____________________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_________________________________________________
3.
SEX:_____________
4. AGE:_______
5. MARITAL STATUS:_______________
6.
OCCUPATION:_______________________________
7. E-MAIL
ADDRESS:____________________________
8. TELEPHONE
NUMBER:________________________
9. FAX:
NUMBER_______________________________
10. BREIF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/
INDIVIDUAL:_____________________________________________

11.CITY:_____________________
12. STATE:_____________________
13.
COUNTRY:_________________

Yours Faithfully

Mr. Gambo Nasko
Pan-African Morgage Finance
_________________________________________________________________
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