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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • chiomalewis1@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Eric <jamdus23@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:36:32 +0100
Subject: Contact My Secretary For Your International Bank Draft



My dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently I'm in South Korea 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 secretary in Cotonou Benin Rep his name is Mr Chioma Lewis on his email address below: { chiomalewis1@yahoo.dk }. Ask him to send you the total of $950.000.00 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 so feel free and get intouch with my secretary and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Yours Faithfully. BARR. James Dusman
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