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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)
  • "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 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.
  • john11martins1@yahoo.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank_williame@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:41:25 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?contact=20him=20now=20=20=20?=

My dear friend,
How are you doing together with your family. I hope all is well with you,

glory be to God.
It's been long I heard from you. Well, I just want to use this medium to

thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving
the
fund,though without any positive outcome then. I am obliged to inform you

that I have succeeded in receiving the fund with the help of a new partner

from South Korea.
Everything was perfectly done because we striked a deal with one of the
Lady
accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she

rendered a tremendous help to us in facilitating the final release of the

fund.
My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out
successfully. In appreciation of your earlier attempt to assist me in
receiving the Funds, I have decided to compensate you with the sum of
$950,000 in a Cashier's cheque (Nine Hundred and fifty Thousand United
States Dollars).
This is from my share of the proceed, I did this simply to show you that
it
is good to do good things to the right people always. Presently, I am in

South Korea for investment project with my own share under the advice of
my
partner.
Meanwhile,contact my personal assistant in Benin Republic as
he has my instruction to keep the cheque for you pending when i contact
you
with this good news.
His name is; Mr John martins. His e-mailaddress
is(john11martins1@yahoo.com.mx).
Please do let me know immediately you receive the cheque so that we can

share the joy together after all the suffering of that time. In the moment,I

am very busy here in Korea because of the investment projects which I and

the new partner is having at hand presently.
So feel free to get in touch with Mr.john martins
so that he hand over
the cheque to you without any delay.
With My Best Regards
FRANK Esq,

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