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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • mrjohnkelly84@yahoo.fr
  • nom.nom@laposte.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stony.cooke" <stony.cooke@laposte.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:27:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY NOW.


Dearest.Friend,
This is to inform you about my success in getting the
money moved under the cooperation of a new partner from South America.
Presently i'm in South America for investing my own part of the money
Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in moved the cash despite that both of us could not make it.
Now contact my secretary,his name is MR JOHN KELLY and his email address is
(mrjohnkelly84@yahoo.fr) ask him to send you US$1,200,000.00 in a
Certified Draft which i kept for your compensation forall the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much.
So feel free and get in touched with my secretary MR JOHN KELLY and instruct
him where to send the money to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can
share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, i
am very busy here investing with my new partner . finally, I have
forwarded instruction to my secretary to send the Confirmable Draft to
you, So feel free to get in touch with MR JOHN KELLY and he will send the
Draft to you without any delay.Please donot delay in contacting him just reach him immediately you receive this email ok.
And do not forget to contact him with your personal data such as follows
1) Your full Name and House Address
2) Your phone and fax number.
3) Your occupation and marital status.
4) Sex and Age.
Best Regards
MRS TONY COOKE.

Créez votre adresse électronique prénom.nom@laposte.net
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