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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • michelle_edwards1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michelleedwwards@microcamp.com.br
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 12:12:17 -0300
Subject: PLEASE EMAIL MICHEAL ASAP




Hello my good friend.How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your
family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not
remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am
using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business
has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from Germany who
financed the transaction to a logical conclusion. I thank you for your
great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into youraccount due to one
reason or the other best known to you.But I want to inform you that I have
successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account
in Germany that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due
to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed duringthe
course of the transaction.I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to
you with the sum of $800,000, I have left a certified international bank
draft for you worth of $800,000 cashable anywhere in the world. eight hundred
thousand dollars only.My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account
Officer with Heritage Bank Plc MICHELLE EDWARDS. on his direct email address
at:[michelle_edwards1@yahoo.fr] for the  collection of your bank draft.I
authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him
regarding for it. At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the
investment projects, which I and the new partner are having at hand.Please I
will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom
of my heart,Also comply with Mr. Brown's directives so that he will send the
draft to you without any delay. CONTACT: MICHELLE EDWARDS.Account
Officer,Cotonou, Benin Republic,His email address:[
michelle_edwards1@yahoo.fr]tel.+22993869923Therefore, you should send him
your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you
want him to send the draft to you.Thanks and God bless you and your family.





 


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