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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • kings_okons@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Jane Mupesa <janemupesa_family11@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:58:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR KINDNESS


My dear friend,Army Chang,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new
partiner from paraguay.
Presently i'm in Japan 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
transffering those funds despite that it failed us
somehow.

Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic his
name is KINGSLEY OKEZIE ONUIGBO email:(kings_okons@yahoo.fr ) ask
her to send you the total $800,000.00 (Eight hundred thousand united states dollars bank draft which i raised in your favour 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
KINGLEY OKEZIE ONUIGBO and instruct him 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, finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to the secretary KINGSLEY OKEZIE ONUIGBO on your behalf,so feel free to contact him now to enable
him send your money to you without any delay.

My regards to you and your family,
Mrs Jane Mupesa.



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