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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)
  • "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.
  • rosedeskz@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: William Mensah <w_mens08@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: w_mensah1960@excite.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:43:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention required pls.


Attention Sir/Madam,

How are you today ? Hope all is well with you and your family. I am William Mensah, 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 Paraguay 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 Paraguay 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 US$850.000.00. I have left a cashier cheque worth of US$850.000.00 cashable anywhere in the world. My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary in Republic of Ghana her name is Mrs Rose Brown on her direct email address at :[rosedeskz@yahoo.pl] for collection of your FUND DRAFT. I authorized her to release the Draft to you whenever you ask her for it with a code 909.

At this 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 Mrs Rose Brown's directives so that she will send the cheque to you without any delay.

CONTACT: Mrs Rose Brown
Email address:(rosedeskz@yahoo.pl)
Send her the following information to prove yourself to her;
YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR ADDRESS,YOUR COUNTRY,YOUR AGE,YOUR OCCUPATION,YOUR PHONE NUMBERS.

And note that if you did not send her the above information complete ,she will not release the Draft cheque to you because she has to be sure that it is you. ask her to send the total sum of $850.000.00usd Drafted in your name which i kept for you.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.

William Mensah.



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