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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)
  • "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.
  • ngozii_nkem18@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officefile19@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:34:26 +0100
Subject: Contact Mr Ngozi Nkem Immediatel


Dear Friend,

Longest time and happy day . I\'m happy to inform you
about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from japan. Presently i\'m in japan for
investment projects with my own share of total sum. mean while, i
didn\'t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring this funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now
contact my secretary in Benin and ask him to send you the total Amount
of $950,000.00 u.s dollars which i kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter last time I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

CONTACT MR NGOZI NKEM
IMMEDIATELY
Mr Ngozi Nkem
E-mail; ngozii_nkem18@yahoo.fr

So feel free
and get in touched with my secretary Ngozi Nkem and instruct her where
to send the check. And send her your contact
information such as
below
your full name ..............
home address ...............
phone
number .............
your sex age ...............
so that he will made
the arrangement of sending your cashier cheque to your designated
address without any delay.

Please do let me know immediately if you
receive the cheque so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness
at that time ok, In the moment, I’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 my secretary on
your behalf to send the cashier cheque to you as soon as you requested
it and send your details information without delay. So feel free to get
in touch with my secretary and he will send the cheque to you without
any delay .

Best Regards,
HON Bameyi SANI






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