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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 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.
  • ministryfinance.office@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "ceeser eze" <ceesereze919@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:25:54 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IN BENIN FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


Attn, My Dear Friend.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.Presently I am in
Paraguay 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 . Now contact my secretary, his name is John
Wiggins on (ministryfinance.office@yahoo.fr) he will direct you to the
security organisation where i lodged the total $2,500.000.00TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND USDOLLARS ONLY 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 provide him the below informations to enable him identify you
as per my instruction and he will direct you on how to collect the
compensation If you are so busy to pick it up yourself. Please fill the gaps
below to enable him reach to you safely.

FULLNAME:.....................................
CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS:.......................
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:........................
OFFICE NUMBER:.................................
OCCUPATION.......................................
COUNTRY..........................................
A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
SEX.............................................
AGE.............................................

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 moment, 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 the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch
with Mr. John Wiggins he will comply with you without any delay.

With kind regards.
Dr Ceaser Eze

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