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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.
• 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.
  • +22998249336 (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.
  • nadidike777@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lucky soyinka" <luckysoyinka816@legwork.com.ng>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:36:34 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT


DEAR,
It is my pleasure to inform you about my success in getting
that fund transfered under the co_operation of new partner from london.
Now I want you to contact my secretary on the information below

NAME;Dr.NADI DIKE

PHONE.+229 982 493 36

EMAIL:(nadidike777@gmail.com)

Ask him to send you the total sum of (850,000.00)Eight hundred and fifty
thousand usdollars in a bank draft, which I kept for your compensation
during my departure
to london for investment project. CONTACT HIM ON this email(
nadidike777@gmail.com)
I have already instructed him to inquire from the courier shipping company
the procedure to
ship your fund to you.you are to flash him your information below to avoid
mistake.

NAME.......

COUNTRY......

CITY...........

POSTAL ADDRESS.........

PHONE NUMBER.......

PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR ID.....

SEX.......

AGE.........

Thanks and God bless.

lucky soyinka

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