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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)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • joseph.clottey1960@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joseph.clottey16 Gazeta.pl" <joseph.clottey16@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:33:10 +0100
Subject: YOUR CO-OPERATION NEEDED

Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Joseph Clottey a banker by profession working financial
institution here in West Africa, One of my client who is a Sudanese
National petroleum Company ( Director) , blessed memory who was
assassinated by unidentified hoodlums last year 2007 in Sudan, the client
deposited Ten Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars (
US$10,950.000.00, I am soliciting your assistance to help me arrange on how
to transfer this money to your country and help me to invest my own share
of the fund in your country.

I am a civil servant I am not allowed to operate or owning a foreign bank
account, All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us seeing
this transaction through I guarantee you that this will be execute under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

I would highly appreciate you to assist me and a certain percentage of money
will be given to you for your assistance. I think I really got so much to
offer you, Kindly forward to me your full contact information, like your
direct telephone number, fax number and your mailing address.

Wish to hear from you soonest¡K..
Best regards,
Mr. Joseph Clottey
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: joseph.clottey1960@gmail.com ONLY.

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