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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • 100@yahoo.com.br

Fraud email example:

From: "global chambers" <globalchambers@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrcoliekwe@parsimail.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:54:36 +0000
Subject: COMPENSATION

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. Meanwhile,i didn't forget the past efforts of my first partner
and also to fulfill my agreement with God leads me to contact you.It is
unfortunate that I lost my first partner's in formations which may be your
brother or he is from your state. Due to his efforts to assist me in
transferring those funds failed us some how.Now as I want to compensate
him, no information to contact him. Now contact my secretary in Benin his
name is ELIAS JOHN with his E-mail Address elias1_100@yahoo.com.br , ask
him to send you the total of $800.000.00 which I kept for the compensation.

So do instruct him where to send the money for you. Please do let me know
immediately you received it .So that I will fly down to your city for us to
share the joy together and glorify God for his mercy in our life.I left a
copy of that cheque with him and the amount been written on it remain your
name and the address where he will send it to.

In other hand if you prefer account then you send your account in formation
to him OK.I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and
my new partner were having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money. So feel free to get in touch with ELIAS JOHN
he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards,

Bar Coli Ekwe



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