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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:
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22997136732 (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.
  • mrpreval2005@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Engr Charles Preval <darawilson@orange.nl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:30:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: i am interested in Partnership / Investment Programme


Dear Sir,
I am Engr Charles Preval My company was awarded a contract of Irrigation , In the process of executing the project then we discovered some amount of gold in one of the contract sites.

With the help of Some Top Government Officials ,we sold the gold, but my own share of $15.3M is in a Diplomat right now, waiting for my directives.
Please i am interested in Partnership Investment Programme with your Corporation .
I will like to invest 70% of the money in your Company/Firm in Partnership for a long term investment Programme as the case maybe.

I am deficient in this area and thereby depends on your proficiency and resiliency to handle the investment programme to be blissful,Investment trust company for safe keeping only.
You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address with your reference.
Yours faithfully,
Have a nice day.
Eng. Charles Preval
+229 97 13 67 32
Email:mrpreval2005@yahoo.it

Bonjour Monsieur,

Je suis Monsieur Charles Preval,un contrat d'irrigation a été attribuée à ma société.

Dans l’exécution de ce projet, nous avons découvert l'or dans un des emplacements de contrat.

Ayant collaboré avec mes collègues nous avons vendu l'or et j'ai reçu la somme de 5.300.000us$

En tant qu'employé je ne peut transférer cette somme en utilisant le circuit bancaire traditionnel de mon pays.

De plus mon traitement mensuel n’excède pas 1.000us$(mille dollar).

J’ai donc pris la décision de solliciter votre aide afin de vous confier ladite somme. Votre gain s’élèvera à soit 500.000us$.

Prenez contact avec moi dès la réception de ce courrier via mon e-mail, afin de savoir si vous êtes disponibles pour réaliser cette affaire.

Si oui je vous transmettrais mes coordonnées.

Il est nécessaire que cette affaire garde un caractère confidentiel.

Sincères salutations.

Charles PREVAL
+229 97 13 67 32
Email:mrpreval2005@yahoo.it

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