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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • joseph.pooh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • aguleri_aguleri@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: joseph pooh <joseph.pooh@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 02:41:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOOD DAY.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: joseph.pooh@yahoo.com



- Dear Friend,Longest time, I hope all is well together with your family, if so glory be to GOD Almighty. Well, Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from me .I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from France Mr. John Kerstin.Presently I' m in France for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Mean while, I didn't forget you’re past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring this funds despite that it failed us some how. Contact my secretary in HSBC Bank London his name is Mr. Williams Johnson. On his e-mail address below; (aguleri_aguleri@yahoo.com) Ask him to send you the total Amount of $950,000.00, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Only. Which i kept for your compensation for all the 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 touched with my secretary Mr. Williams Johnson and instruct him where to send the amount to you and bear in mind that if you want it through cheque you will pay the cost of delivering of the cheque through courier service Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffer ness at that time. In themoment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Williams Johnson, he will send the amount to you without any delay as I instructed him to doThanks and remain bless.My regards, .Mr. Brown Cooper London joseph.pooh@yahoo.com

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