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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 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.
  • blessing_obi2@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chibo eze3 <chiboeze3@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:20:26 +0100
Subject: Now contact my secretary



my good friend I am happy to inform you about my successin getting those funds transferred underthe cooperation of a new partner from Hongkong.Presently I am in Hongkong for investment projectswith my own share of the total sum. meanwhile, Ididn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assistme in transferring those funds despite that it failedus some how. Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic hisname is MR blessing leo and his Email:(secretary blessing_obi2@yahoo.dk and ask him to send you the total of $800.000.00 which I kept for yourpast efforts and attempts toassist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts atthat time very much.so feel free and get intouchedwith my Secretary blessing obi and instruct him where to sendthe amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it sothat we can share the joy after all the sufferness atthat time. in the moment, I am very busy here becauseof the investment projects which me and the new.partner are having at hand, finally, remember that Ihad forwarded instruction to the secretary on yourbehalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr blessing obi will send the amount to you with out any delay.Best Rregard 1. FULL NAMES:_____________________________________________2. ADDRESS:_________________________________________________3. SEX:_____________4. AGE:_______5. MARITAL STATUS:_______________6.OCCUPATION:_______________________________7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________9. FAX:NUMBER_______________________________10. BREIF DESCRIPTION OFCOMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:_________________________________________________________________________11.CITY:_____________________12. STATE:_____________________13.COUNTRY:_________________ mr chibo eze
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