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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +22997011587 (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.
  • info2payment@gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: mrsdonnabj@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:57:24 +0100
Subject: Good Day--Your Cooperation From Mrs.F.Donna


Dear Friend, Compliments of the season and God\'s blessings from Mrs
Donna who contacted you long ago for assistance in an Inheritance
claims,regards to a deceased customer in our company.However I am very
happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Monaco France,Presently I\'m
in Monaco for an investment projects. I have decided to compensate you
with the sum of 1.000.000.00 (ONE MILLION EURO)This is from my own
share, I did this simply to show you that it is good to do good things
and also to fulfil my now during the trials. Therefore you should
contact Dr.U.Austine Chief Accountant BANK OF AFRICA Benin Republic ING
BANK-AFFILIATE BANK. Here his contact address:
Name:
Dr.U.Augustine
Email: info2payment@gawab.com Direct Tel: 00229 97 0115
87
Do ask him to send you the Cashier\'s Cheque,sum of ( 1.000.000.00)
ONE MILLION EURO
which I kept for your compensation, however he will
attend to you without delay as he was duly instructed.And send him your
current contact informations below to him to confirm. 1.Your Full
Name................................
2.Your Home & Offie
Address...............
3.Your Office & Mobile Telephone...........

4.Your Country Location..........................
5. Your
age.......................
please do let me know immediately if you
receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering
at that time. Thanks and may God Bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Donna

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