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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • rev_augustineokonmah123@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel Ikem" <ikemt714@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rev.danielikem@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:53:51 -0700
Subject: RE: YOUR Us$500,000 CASH TRANSFER


Dear friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Bankok-Thailand .Presently I'm
in Bankok-Thailand 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 the fund despite the fact that you almost dissapointed me.

Now contact my secretary in Nigeria for your compensation his name is Rev.
Augustine Okonmah contact him via this e-mail: (
rev_augustineokonmah123@yahoo.it ) ask him to send you the total of
$500,0000 ( Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which i kept for
your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in the
transaction. I appreciated your efforts so much. so feel free and get in
touch with my secretary Rev. Augustine Okonmah for your compensation.Please
do let me know immediately you receive the Cash so that we can share the joy
after all the sufferings at that time.

Right now, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I and
my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I left instruction
with my confidential secretary on your behalf to receive that money, feel
free to contact him for the money transfer without any delay.
Yours Faithfully.

Daniel Ikem

Anti-fraud resources:

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