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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 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.
  • +22995798275 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • aisha_josian@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: celina jocie <celinajocie6@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:46:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Now contact my secretary in Benin her name is Mrs Josian Aisha


My
Greetings in the name of God, 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 your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite
that it failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary in Benin her name is Mrs
Josian Aisha
on aisha_josian@myway.com or phone +229 95 79 82 75
ask her to send you the total of $ 200,000:00(
Two Hundred Thousand) 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. so feel free and get
in touched with my secretary Mrs Josian and instruct
her where to send the amount 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'm very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand as well as taking my medical care.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction
to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to
get in touch with Mrs Josian Aisha, she will send
the amount in form of cheque to you without any
delay though you have to bear the cost of the
courrier services charge.
Regards,
Mrs Celina Jocie


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