419 scam: "OBI EZE" <obi_eze25@ig.com.br> DEAR FRIEND,hoo.ca> CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.RY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT UK LottPŒë¸"

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
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.
- john.muppet@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OBI EZE" <obi_eze25@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:19:19 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THAT FUND NOW, I
WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY SECRETARY ON THE INFORMATION BELOW NAME;(
john.muppet@yahoo.fr)
ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF $1.5M USD IN A BANK DRAFT, WHICH I KEPT
FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.
CONTACT HIM ON THIS EMAIL (john.muppet@yahoo.fr)
1 FULLNAMES
2 ADDRESS
3 SEX
4 AGE
5 PHONE NUMBER
6 CITY
7 COUNTRY
BEST REGARDS,
MR OBI EZE,

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam