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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • infor.minission@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: Mirian Ekmue <mirien_ekmue@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:46:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: thanks for the past efforts from mirian


Dearst Hert

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from India.
Presently i'm in India for almost two weeks now for investment
projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past effortsand attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us some how.

Now contact my pastor in Abidjan,
His name is Willian Kone
E-mail: infor.minission@yahoo.ca
Telephone: 00225/ 019 901 98

ask him to send you the total cheque of ($90.000.00) which i kept for your compensation for all the past effortsand attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts
at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my
pastor Willian Kone and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I’m very
busy here in india because of the investment projects which me and the
new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the pastor on your behalf to receive that money, so
feel free to get in touch with Willian Kone, he will send the amount to
you without any delay.

thanks for the past efforts and God bless you.

Yours Faithfully
Miss Mirian Ekmue
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