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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.
  • yayikunou2@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: annibe williams <annw08@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:15:09 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT



Hello My Good Friend, How are you? 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 business proposal which we never concluded. I am using this opportunity to inform you that this business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion, I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account 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 newpartner's account that was capable and assisted me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed during the course of the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of usd$800,000.00. I have left a certified international bank draft for you worth of $800, 000.00 cashable anywhere in the world. My dear friend, I will like you to contact MY SECRETARY Mr.YAYI KUNOU, on his direct email address at:[yayikunou2@yahoo.dk ] for the collection of your bank draft. I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him regarding to 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 with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,Also, comply with Mr.YAYI KUNOU 's directives so that he will send the draft to you without any delay. NOTE;You are advised to stop any further communication with your localrepresentative(s), any officials or department whom may call you or email concerning the check draft worths sum of USD$800, 000.00, except Mr.YAYI KUNOU . You are advise not to accept any fax or telephone calls that does not come from him.Because he is the only person I left the order how to deliver the check draft to you, and you may contact him immediately you received this message for more information through the instruction I left, Name: Mr Yayi KunouCity: Cotonou, Country:Benin Republic Email: yayikunou2@yahoo.dk Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number including your home address where you want him to send the draft to you. Best RegardsAnnibe Williams

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