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

Fraud email example:

From: NATIONAL REMITTANCE <nationalb_rem_unit_benin@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:36:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Good Friend,


Dear Good Friend,
=A0
I'm happy to inform you about our success in getting those funds transferre=
d under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan . PresentlyI'm in Japan=
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile, we d=
idn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring th=
ose funds despite that you failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou, Republic Du Benin.
NAME :GOODLUCK CHRIS EGODIMKPA
Email: preciousgiftchika@myway.com
Office: Suite 970 Zoobo plaza, Cotonou - Benin Republic.
=A0
Ask him to send you the total of $1.200.000.00 which I kept for your compen=
sation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I=
appreciated your efforts at that time very much.sofeel free and get in tou=
ched with my secretary Mr.GOODLUCK CHRIS EGODIMKPA and instruct him where t=
o send the amount to you.
=A0
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the j=
oy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment. finally,remember t=
hat I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive =
that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.GOODLUCK CHRIS EGODIMKPA ,=
he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards
Dr.KEN ANTHONY.
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