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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)
• 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.
  • +22993700795 (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.
  • albertjideofor27@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ALBERT JIDEOFOR <albertjideofor27@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:30:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE : Re:{Spam?} CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR CHEQUE




Dear Loring Ehrlichstein

How are you today? please can you made it clear what you want from me.

Thanks

Mr.Albert

Dear Sir,

I believe you must think that my english is not totally fine, I am apologetic but it is not my native language.

Probably you are cognisant of the confidential issue mentioned below. Am I right in affirming to you again my commitment? Your help is essential for me.

Loring Ehrlichstein

--- Forwarded email ---

Hello My Good Friend



I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fundstransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from GERMANY .



Presently i'm in GERMANY for investment projects witH my own share of the total sum. meanwhile i didn't forget your past efforts andattempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.



Now contact my secretary in Benin.
NAME / Albert jideofor
Email/ Albertjideofor27@yahoo.fr

Phone Number/ +229-93700795
ADDRESS/Suite 205 Mdomi plaza
Akpakpa Cotonou Benin.



You are to forward to him the following :
1. YOUR FULL! NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER



Ask him to send you the total of $850.000.00 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.sofeel free and get in touched with my secretary Albert jideofor and instruct him where to send the amount to you.



Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we canshare the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment Im 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 on your behalf to receive that money so feel free to get in touch with Albert jideofor he will send the amount to you without any delay.



????????????????????????????????????????????? CONGRATULATION .


Regards
Mr Johnson wasso


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