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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:
  • "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.
  • rosekate41@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bar Barry Bambas <barristerbarrybambas@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:19:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good-News: Emmie Mensink

&nbsp;
Good-News:
&nbsp;
Dear Friend: Mensink
&nbsp;
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Trinidad and Tobago. Presently I'm in China for an investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
&nbsp;
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts in getting the fund transfer into your Bank Account despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my confidential secretary in Benin Republic Of Cotonou, her name is Secretary Rose Kate.via E-mail Address;( rosekate41@yahoo.com)&nbsp; ask her to send you the total sum of USD$50,000.00 being Bank Cashier Check, which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts attempts in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,
&nbsp;
So feel free and get in touch with my secretary(secretary Rose Kate)with your informations as soon as possible and tell her where to send your Bank Cashier Check of the said amount to you without any mistake as the instruction given by me.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;Please do let me know immediately you receive the cashier check from him so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.
&nbsp;
In the moment, I m very busy here in China because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand. finally,remember that I have forwarded instructions to my secretary on your behalf to receive the Bank Cashier check.
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So feel free to get in touch with Her,She will send the Bank Cashier Check amount to you without any delay. Take care of yourself I hope to meet you soon.
&nbsp;
Regards.
&nbsp;
Bar.Bar Bambas.

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