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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +2347032297885
• 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.
  • revphilliposun2007@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ENGR FUNSHO KOPOLOKUN" <revphilliposun2007@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:35:33 GMT
Subject: Hello my good friend.


Hello my good friend.

Hope all is well with you and your family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not
remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the
past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal
which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this
multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the
assistance of another partner from Germany who financed the
transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished
transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the
other best known to you.But I want to inform you that I
have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my
new partner's account in Germany that was capable of
assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness
You showed during the course of the transaction.I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of
($1.200.000.00) I have left a certified international bank
draft for you worth of ($1.200.000.00)cashable anywhere in
the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account
Officer
Rev Phillip Osun
Direct Tel:+234-7032297885
email address :(revphilliposun2007@yahoo.dk)
for the collection of your bank draft.I authorized him to
release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him
regarding for it.At the moment, I'm very busy here because
of the investment projects, which I and the new partner are
having at hand.
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith
as this is from the bottom of my heart,Also comply with
Mr.Frank Smiths directives so that he will send the draft
to you without any delay.
Therefore, you should Make sure you send him the
followings.
1.FULL NAMES:______________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_________________________________________
3.SEX:_____________________________________________
4.AGE:_____________________________________________
5.OCCUPATION:______________________________________
6.E-MAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER: _______________________________
8.STATE:___________________________________________
9.COUNTRY__________________________________________
Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you.

Engr Funsho Kopolokun
Group Managing Director Nigeria National Petroleum (RTD)

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