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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • mradel_kadel02@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kadama toko" <kadamatoko7@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 16:39:49 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS


**

*Dear Good Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay after I waited for your
response to proceed, you could not response to my mail due to how urgent the
transaction required because its situation I couldn't wait to inform you
before I contacted another partner who understood the urgency of the
transaction now we have successful transfer the funds to my new partner
account here in Paraguay.*

**

*Presently I'm 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 despite that it failed us some how.Now
contact my messenger in Benin his name is Mr. Adel Kadel because he is the
person I kept your draft under his care which I splinted in two cheque
booklet 450.000.000Pounds each so it will be easy for clear as bank
advised,also i left 100Pounds for him as cost of posting of your cheque his
E-mail Address (**mradel_kadel02@yahoo.fr* <mradel_kadel02@yahoo.fr>*) ask
him to send you the total of 900.000.00Pounds 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 Mr. Adel Kadel 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 moment, I;m very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having athand, finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to Mr. Adel
Kadel on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch
with Mr. Kenneth Chinoye, he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards,
Kadama
*

**

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