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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
  • osisi_oma00@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUR BANK CHEQUE" <hilljhn4@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: osisi_oma00@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:58:50 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELT FOR YOUR BANK CHEQUE.($800,000.00)US


*Dearest.Friend,*

*This is to inform you about my success in getting the money moved under the
cooperation of a new partner from South Korea.
Presently i'm in South Korea for investing my own part of the money
Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
moved the cash despite that both of us could not make it.*

*I kown that you may think that i have forgetten you but i didnt it is just
that i have been trying to make it,Glory be to God that i later succed in
making.*
*Now contact my secretary,his name is MR Osisi Oma and his email address is
(**osisi_oma00@yahoo.fr* <osisi_oma00@yahoo.fr>* ) ask him to send
you($800,000.00)US in a Certificate BANK CHEQUE which i kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.*
*
I have forwarded instruction to my secretary to send the Confirmable BANK
CHEQUE to you, so feel free to get in touch with Osisi Oma and he will send
the CHEQUE to you without any delay.So kindly contact my secretary
immediately with your full contact information on where you want him to send
your BANK CHEQUE.*
*
I gave him all your contact information but you have to recomfirm it again
to him to aviod any mistake on the delivery.so contact him immediately with
your full conatct information and ask him to send you your bank cheque of(
$800,000.00)US which i kept for you.*
*
So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Osisi Oma and instruct
him where to send the money to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that
time. in the moment, i am very busy here investing with my new partner.*

* *

*Best Regards
Mr.Ruben Moussa*

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