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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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • emma_raph44@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3bemma_raph44@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "williams John agudo" <agudo04@klikni.cz>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 17:50:53 +0200
Subject: SEND YOUR ADDRESS TO MY SECRETARY


Compliment,

How are you doing? Hope you have not forgotten me, I am BARRISTER /MR
Williams J. AGUDO, the man from BENIN who contacted you some time ago to
assist me secure the release of some money accrued from the over invoicing
of a contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government sometime ago
during the military regime.

Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Brazil. Presently I'm in
South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to asset me in
transferring those funds, I made sure you are not left out the benefit of
the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of one Million five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollar(1.500,000.00)bank draft.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all
your past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Mr.EMMANUEL RAPHEAL and send him your address where to send the
Bank draft to you. Please do let me know immediately you deceive the Bank
Draft so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferers at that
time.

In the moment, I'm very busy here because of he investment projects which
me and my partner are having at handfinally,remember that i had left
instruction to my secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will send the
Draft to you, so feel free to get in touch with MY SECETARY NOW. With your
full contact address and your telephone number and your occupation. Below
is the contact information's of my secretary:

Mr EMMANUEL RAPHEAL
E-MAIL;emma_raph44@yahoo.ca <E-MAIL%3Bemma_raph44@yahoo.ca>
Phone;+22993740249

With best regards,

BARRISTER WILLIAMS J. AGUDO

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