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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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • bpaul025@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS. BLESSING PAUL" <blessinp_017@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bpaul025@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:12:27 +0100
Subject: Miss Blessing Paul



Dear Friend, It is my pleasure to send you this proposal for The purpose of investment in your company.I am Miss Blessing Paul the only daughter to late George Paul from Sierra Leone. My late father was a Gold and Diamond merchant based in Freetown Sierra-Leone. As a result of the political instability of Sierra-Leone, my late father came to Cotonou Benin republic with the sum of USD12,500,000.00 (US$12.5m) which he deposited in a Financial and Security Institution here in Cotonou Benin Republic West Africa for security reasons I am here seeking for an avenue to transfer this money to a reliable and trustworthy person for investment programmes. I am here as a refugee because of the political crisis in my Country Sierra Leone. Please I will offer you 20% of the total sum of USD12.5m for your assistance. Please I need to transfer this money urgently because delay would not help at all and I need to relocate based on the political instability in this sub-region, to enable me continue my education because i was medical student before the sudden death of my father.Please reply to this email:bpaul025@yahoo.co.uk

Your immediate response would be appreciated. Best regardsMiss Blessing Paul
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