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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)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "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.
  • jubrilahmed777@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james 5 wetauba" <james.wetauba@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jahmed333@excite.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:05:36 +0100
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT,YOUR COMPENSATION/CONTACT MY LAWYER(JAMES WETAUBA)


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to
a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from South America who
is an international business man.Presently I'm in far away South America for
investment projects with my
own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past effort
and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite the fact that
you did see to the end and actualisation of this transaction.

However I decided to compensate you with the sum of USD$2,500 000 00(Two
million Five hundred thousand United sates dolllars only) and I have to
this effect raise a draftto that tune with my bank here in Nigeria for
onward transmission to you. You are to get in contact with my lawyer who
will assist you in ensuring that necessary action are taking to ensure the
smooth release of the fund from my bank to you as quick as posible.Now
contact my Lawyer through his email addresses and information below

Name: Barrister Jubril Ahmed
Email: jubrilahmed777@excite.com
Tel: +234-1-4740415

Let him know that i asked you to contact him to assist you in ensuring that
fund totalling $800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
which I kept for your compensation with my bank is transfered to you
nominated account or or address for all the past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter. Please do let me know immediately you receive it
so that we can share the joy and cherish this glorious moment after all the
rough patches wehave been through at that time.

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
I and the new partner are having at hand.Do get in touch with him as
advised immediately for more clarification on the steps towards enhancing
the swift release of the fund to you and also instruct him with your full
information, contact adress, telephone and fax number and including your
bank information if any where to send the money to you. He is such a busy
man and you are advised to give to him every cooperation he may require from
you.

Regards,
Mr. James Wetauba

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