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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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +2348079973143 (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.
  • stankozubaro@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jumarugabriel@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Senator Tanko Zubaro <stankozubaro@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:25:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: My Letter.


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



- Dear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from kuwait who is an international business man.Presently I'm in kuwait for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact the payment officer with the Unity Bank of Nigeria, his name is. Contact the payment officer: Dr. Joshua Gabriel Email:jumarugabriel@yahoo.com l:234-8079973143 Ask him to send you the total sum of $3.000.000,00 (three million US Dollars) which I kept with the bank for your compensation, for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this atter.iappreciated your efforts at that time very much.So feelfree and get in touched with Dr. Joshua Gabriel and inform him that your informed to ontact him by Former Nigerian senator Tanko Zubaro to send the amount!
to you.Also do send to him your fullname and address cludingyour proper identification to avoid questions. 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 because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the account officer on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with the payment officer: Dr. Joshua Gabriel and he will send the amount to you without any delay.With best (Former Nigerian )senator Tanko Zubaro

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