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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:
  • "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.
  • edward_z01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: f.williams13@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:50:32 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETARY=2E?=

Dear Good Friend,

Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from me.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 Republic his name is Mr.Edward
Zoro on his-email address below:

NAME:Mr.Edward Zoro.
EMAIL: ( edward_z01@yahoo.fr )

Ask him to send you the total of US$1.500.000.00 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 in touch with
my secretary and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Below is the information he requires to deliver your fund to you:


1).YOUR FULL NAME.........
2).CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS.....
3).OCCUPATION......................
4).CONATACT PHONE/FAX..............


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share joy
after all the suffering at that time.At the moment, i am very busy here
because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are having
at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary
on your behalf to receive that money, So feel free to get in touch with
him.He will send the amount to you without any delay ok.

Thank you,
Dr.Frank Williams.

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