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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:

• 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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "julineudoji16 Gazeta.pl" <julineudoji16@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 01:51:17 +0200
Subject: Contact My Secretary For Your 1.5Millions


Compliment,

How are you doing? Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Mr.Juline
Udoji, 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.Amaechi Jim 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 Amaechi Jim
E-MAIL;amaechi_jim33@live.fr <E-MAIL%3Bamaechi_jim33@live.fr>
Phone;+22993815350

With best regards,

Mr.Juline Udoji

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