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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "mike joe" <mikejoe01@hosanna.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:15:09 -0500
Subject: CONTACT: DAVID SMITH:YOUR PAYMENT OF $800,000 (Eight Hundred Thousand) US Dollars.


Hello my good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
Germany who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into
your
account due to one reason or the other best known to you.But I want to
inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to
my new partner's account in Germany that was capable of assisting me in this
great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed
during
the course of the transaction.I want to compensate you and show my gratitude
to you with the sum of $800,000 I have left a certified international bank
draft for you worth of $800,000cashable anywhere in the world. (Eight
Hundred Thousand) US Dollars.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account Officer with Heritage
Bank Plc DAVID SMITH. on his direct email address at:
[ David_Smith01@msn.com ] for the collection of your bank draft.I authorized
him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him regarding for
it.

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects, which
I and the new partner are having at hand.Please I will like you to accept
this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,Also
comply with Mr.Phil's directives so that he will send the draft to you
without any delay.

CONTACT: DAVID SMITH
Account Officer,
Cotonou, Benin Republic,
His email address:[ David_Smith01@msn.com ]
tel.+22993866147

FROM DAVID SMITH

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