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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • david.ken27@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • william_james_200010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: william_james_200010@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:52:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: david.ken27@yahoo.com



- FROM THE DESK OFWILLIAM JAMESDIRECTOR OF IVESTMENT PROJECTSHOLDING AND ESTATE BULIDERS PARAGUAYHello Dear Friend,Complement of the season,i hope all is well together with you and your family if so glory be toGOD almighty. Well, Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from me.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperationof a new partner from paraguay. Presently i'm in Paraguay 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 that failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic his name is MrWILLIAM JAMES a on his e-mail contact below:(william_james_200010@hotmail.com) Ask him to send you the total sum of $4.5million USD which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in thismatterI appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so fee!
l free and get intouched with mysecretary MrWILLIAM JAMES and instruct him where to send the amount to you.please this is the information you will send to him ok.your full Name.....................your house Address..................your Telephone number................your occupation......................your country.........................your age............................your sex.............Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all thesufferness at that time, In the moment, Iam very busy here because of the investment projectswhich me and the new partner are having at hand.Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receivethat money,so feel free to get in touch with Mr WILLIAM JAMES,he will send the amount to youwithout any delay as i instructed him ok.Best Regards,DRDAVID KEN

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