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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • joseph_ubah2008@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KENNETH WILLSON" <kennethwillson31@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:33:44 +0200
Subject: Investment Projects


My Dear Friend,

Please do not be annoyed to hear this news as you know that the fault is not
from me. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from India. Presently I'm
in India 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
those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic, his name is Mr Joseph Ubah and
his e-mail address below: e-mail:(joseph_ubah2008@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send
you the total of $850.000.00 dollars which I kept for your compensation for
all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mr. Joseph Ubah and furnish
him your mailing address where he can send the amount to you through Courier
Company which I used got those funds transferred.

And I advise you to follow his instruction to see that you receive the fund.
And also know how you will be talking to him as he is a married man
alright. Take note. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that
we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which
me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to him on your behalf to receive that money, so feel
free to get intouch with MrJoseph Ubah, he will send the amount to you
without any delay once you comply with him.

Best Regards:

Kenneth Willson:

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