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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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22998225943 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mjameshenry@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • israelp01@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: James Henry <mjameshenry@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: israelp1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:30:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Contact my Secretary urgent...


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



- Dear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Mexico.Presently i'm in Mexico 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.What you should do now is to Contact my secretary in Cotonou Republic of Benin,and his email address is ( israelp01@yahoo.fr ) Tel:+229-98225943 because I have left the whole instruction to him on your behalf to send you the $1.500.000.00 with out any further delay for your compensation.NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY SECRETARY :(1) YOUR FULL NAMES (2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS(3) YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY .In this moment, I'm very busy here in Mexico because of the investment projects which I am having at hands with my new partner In Mexico . So feel free to get in touch with my secretary his name is Mr.Israel Poto, so that he will send the Draft to you without any delay.Yours Faithfully

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