419 scam: jimpeters29@freenet.de To My Dear Friend,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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 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.
- chukseze141@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters29@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:23:28 +0200
Subject: To My Dear Friend,

To My Dear Friend,
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Japan.Presently I am in Japan 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. Chuks Eze and his Email: chukseze141@yahoo.fr and ask him to send
you the total sum of $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
touched with my secretary Chuks Eze and instruct him where to send the
amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that
we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time, In the momen
t, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and
the new partner are having at hand.
Finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Chuks Eze, he will send the
amount to you without any delay.
Thanks and God bless you.
Dr. Jim
Peters.

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