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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +22993013336 (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.
  • patcooljenny@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fartoubbi4 Gazeta.pl" <fartoubbi4@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 17:21:16 +0200
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION


Dear Friend,

Longest time, i hope all is well together with your family,if so glory be to
God almighty.

Well,Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from
me.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Dominicana.Presently
i'm in Dominicana 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 this fund despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my
secretary in Benin Republic his name is mr PATCOOL JENNY on his email is (
patcooljenny@hotmail.fr ) call him +229-9301-3336

Ask him to send you the total Amount of $1,250,000.00 u.s dollars 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 instruct him where to send
the cheque as you know it was issued in a certfied bank draft which you will
cash in any bank approved or owned by government of any country.

Please do let me know immediately if you cash the money so that we can share
the joy togather after all the sufferness at that time. Right now,I am very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner
are having at hand

Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on your
behalf to send the draft cheque to you immediately, so feel free to get in
touch with ,PATCOOL, he will send the money immediately to you without any
delay.

Thank you and congratulations as God has done it for me.

Best regards,

Dr.Farto Ubbi

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