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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • terrygrey@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bob william" <bobwilliam1@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 04:29:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT MY ACCOUNT HOLDER



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 neverconcluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from India who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.
Presently I am in Hongkong 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 some how.
Now contact my Account Officer with Diamond Bank and ask him to send you the CERTIFIED CASHIER CHEQUE of $800,000.00 which I
wrote in your name in appreciation of your past effort in helping me.
Below is his contact informations:
Name: Mr Terry Grey
Diamond Bank
Cotonou
Republic Du Benin

Email: terrygrey@yahoo.co.uk

So feel free and get in touched with him for the sending of the draft to any address where you would prefer the draft to be
mailed. Please do let me know immediately you receive the draft and it would be cashed upon presentation to any Bank in your
country.
At the moment, I am very busy here in Hongkong because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand but would appreciate ur update once the cheque is deliverred to you.
Thank you once again and remain bless.
Dr.Bob William

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