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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.
  • mike_eze41@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james_eze2@yahoo.fr god is good" <samobi11@nsk.biz>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:44:00 +0100
Subject: my good friend


my good friend
I am happy to inform you about my successin getting those funds transferred
under
the cooperation of a new partner from Hongkong.Presently I am in Hongkong
for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile, Ididn't forget your past
efforts and attempts to assistme in transferring those funds despite that it
failedus some how.

Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic hisname is MR mike and
his Email:(secretary mike_eze41@yahoo.fr and ask him to send you the total
of $800.000.00 which I kept for your
past efforts and attempts toassist me in this matter.I appreciated your
efforts atthat time very much.
so feel free and get intouchedwith my Secretary mike eze and instruct him
where to sendthe amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it sothat we can share the joy
after all the sufferness at
that time. in the moment, I am very busy here becauseof the investment
projects which me and the new.

partner are having at hand, finally, remember that Ihad forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr mike eze
will send the amount to you with out any delay.
Best Rregard

1. FULL NAMES:
__________
2. ADDRESS:
__________
3. SEX:
_____________
4. AGE:_______
5. MARITAL STATUS:______
6.
OCCUPATION:
_______________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
____________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
____________
9. FAX:
NUMBER________________
10. BREIF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY
/ INDIVIDUAL:___________
________
11.
CITY:
_____________________
12. STATE:_____________________
13.
COUNTRY:
_________________
mr sam obi

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