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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348080703271 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mr_thomas.king@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "qsz fdvdx" <don41@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: mr_thomas.king@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:17:22 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT CHECK...


Hello Friend,

Compliment of the day to you and your family. How are you doing today, Hope
you have not forgotten me? I am Dr.Mr.Don Kimberly, the Man from Austra base
in Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the release
of some money accrued from the over owning invoicing of a Oil
contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago.

Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the
assistance and co-operation of a new partner from Poland, Presently i'm in
Portugal for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past advice, efforts and attempts to assist
me in getting those funds, I made sure you are not left out the benefit of
the transaction hence I kept aside for you the sum of Ten Million United
State Dollars (USD$10,000,000.00) Bank Draft Check.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciate your
efforts at that time very much. Therefore, get in touch with my secretary
and instruct him on how to send the bank draft check to you, i left the
draft with him before i leave the country.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the check so that we can share
the joy together after all the stress of the transaction at that time. In
the moment, i'm very busy here because of the Oil Investment Projects which
me and my partner are having at hands. So feel free to get intouch with
Mr.Thoams King now.

Below is the contact to my secretary :

Mr.Thoams King.
E-mail: mr_thomas.king@hotmail.com
Tell: +234 808 070 3271.

With Best Regards,

Dr.Mr.Don Kimberly.

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