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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • alex_ejikeke2005@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeter2@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:31:46 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY MR ALEX EJIKEKE.




Dear Friend,
Longest time,I Mr Dominic Obalim JIM PETER
mighty.Well,Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not
from me.I\'m happy to inform you about my success in getting those
funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
paraguay.Presently i\'m in Paraguay for investment projects with my
ownshare of total sum.mean while, i didn\'t forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me intransferring this funds despite that it failed
us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Benin Repbulic west africa his
name is Mr Steve Obeche on his e-mail address stated
below:----------(alex_ejikeke2005@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send you the
total Amount of $1.5million u.s dollars 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 feel
free and get in touched with my secretary and instruct him where to send
the check and send him your contact information like home address and
phone number so that he will submit it to the courier company where i
directed him for the check to be sent to your designated address without
any delay.
1.YOUR FULL NAME.
2.YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
3.YOURS SEX.
4YOUR
STATE AND COUNTRY ORIGIN.
5.YOUR TELPHONE /FAX NUMBER.
6.YOUR COPY FOR
INDETIFICATION.
7.YOUR AGE.
8.YOUR OCCUPENTION.
Please do let me know
immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all
the sufferness at that time ok,In the moment,I a m very busy here
because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand,finally,remember that I have forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to instruct the courier company to send the
check to you as soon as you send your details information without
delay, so feel free to get in touch with my secretary he will inform
courier to send the check immediately to you without any delay as i
instructed him to do.
(alex_ejikeke2005@yahoo.fr)
Thank you and may God
Bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Mr JIM PETER.
your former.
business
partner.









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