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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.
• 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.
  • +22993454378 (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.
  • ecobankinternationalplc38@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: collinsiyke@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:53:37 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ECO BANK FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.


My Dearest Friend, Long time and how are you doing?
I\'m happy to inform
you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from China.

Presently I\'m in China for
investment project with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I
never forget your past efforts and attempt to assist me in transferring
these funds despite that all the effort where to no avail.

Due to your
financial support, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed
during the course of the transaction. In appreciation to all the
efforts, I have willingly instructed my bank to send a total sum of
US$2.6 Dollars.

Eco Bank Plc Benin.
Phone:+229 93
454378
Email:ecobankinternationalplc38@yahoo.fr

Contact Person: Mr
John Crews
Contact the Bank through the above information with your
receiving details where Eco Bank will send the (USD$2.6Million which I
deposited for your compensation for all your past effort to assist me.
At the moment, I\'m very busy here in China because of the investment
projects which I and my new partner are having at hand.

Let me know as
soon as you receive the money for us to be rejoicing together.
Thanks
and God bless you and your family.

Mr Collins Iyke
CEO Kubricky
Construction Corp.



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