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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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.
  • dickon.john@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Gr <mr.gr19@live.fr>
Reply-To: <dickon.john@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:11:51 +0100
Subject: Please Contact Dickon.john




It was a big blow how we lost contact!. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am the man who contacted you sometime ago to assist me transfer some money to your country. Though you were not able to asist me conclude the transaction, I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Canada. Presently I am no longer in Africa but outside pursuing investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit me transfer those funds. I deliberately decided not to communicate you until I succeed and suprise you with gifts. I made sure you are not left out the benefits of the transaction hence I kept aside for you the sum of Four hundred thousand U.S dollars($400,000) cheque. I and my new partner unanimously agreed to compensate you with the said amount for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me then. I know you was not expecting this gift and I hope you will accept it as a token from the bottom of my heart. I appreciated your efforts at that time even though me and you could not conclude the deal. Feel free and get in touch with Dickon.john and inform him to whom and address to send the cheque to. Please do let me know immediately when you receive the cheque so we share the joy of success together. At the moment I am extremely very busy because of the investment projects which I have at hand. Finally, remember that I had left instruction to Dickon.john so contact him, he will send the cheque to you. Feel free and get intouch with Dickon.john his contact below: Name: Dickon.johnE-mail:dickon.john@yahoo.com Best Regard, Dr/Mr Gehreas
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