419 scam: "Dream Finance" <pedagogica@iuacj.edu.uy> RESEARCH PROGRAM 2010!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- jacusresearch@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:07:31 -0300
Subject: RESEARCH PROGRAM 2010!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dr.Wilfred Paul, the manager of research and management department . Jacus international,UK .

I do not only write this letter based on the duties and obligation assigned to my office, a special order from the managing director instructed I to do so. This is a research program in which the management of the company conducted a survey research to enable

d the company to acquire knowledge and ideas of the nature of business to involve in other countries.

The managing director of the company has already awarded the sum of 35 million U.S dollars to be invested into a lucrative business in your Country. The fund has already been transferred to a Global Security Company ,UK. So being a director of a Company, we s

eek your assistance Technically and Morally to help us transfers this fund to your Country, so that we can utilize it for the proposed purpose ( Business).

The managing director has also awarded 25% of this fund as a consultancy fees that is
to be paid to you after the transaction.

For more details, send your reply to jacusresearch@hotmail.com .
Your immediate response is anticipated.

Thanks.

Yours faithfully.

Dr. Wilfred Paul.

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