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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:
  • "dear friend" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993567759 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • joseph_n1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: brr gabriel <ptttp4@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:04:19 +0100
Subject: Contact my secretary



Dear Friend,
I did not forgot your past effort by trying to help me, now I want to tell you that i have suceeded in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from south Korea and have since embarked on the establishment of the Eletronics company project.
Contact my secretary in Cotonou, Republic of Benin because I have left the whole instruction to him on your behalf and instruct him where to send the $1.2m in Bank Draft with out any further delay for your compensation.
His name is Mr joseph nze Email: joseph_n1@yahoo.fr Call him on 00229 935 677 59
NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY SECRETARY :-
1 YOUR FULL NAMES 2 YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS 3 YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER4 A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE TO AVOID MISTAKE
Yours Faithfuly Mr br gabriel


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