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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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. )
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dr_paulkwame@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Kwame" <paulkwame@centrum.sk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:04:19 +0200
Subject: OFFICE OF DR. PAUL KWAME


OFFICE OF DR. PAUL KWAME
DIRECTOR SPECIAL DUTIES, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
ECOWAS FACT-FINDING &amp;amp; SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE
ACCRA-GHANA 
Tel: +233 245799258
Web: http://www.ghanacastle.gov.gh
E-mail:  dr_paulkwame@yahoo.fr
                                                                      
                                                
Date: 18/07/07

Honorable Beneficiary,
 
This Honorable Office contacted you this Today in respect of your payment due of US$2,500,000 Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar which we located from ECOWAS Government as our funds is among of outstanding payment we have approve to transfer by cash payment and I have been trying to reach you by Phone may be you have to indicate where to reach you on cell phone will be better.
 
After we notice that a lot of complaining still coming to us for what is going on in Nigeria, we decided to cancel the entire contractor payment processing in Nigeria Government and treated them in our office here in Accra-Ghana which your name among the people that will receive there money, first of all, you should stop any communication with any one who may contacting you relating to your payment because your file is with us and your total funds of US$2,500,000 Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar must be paid to you through Diplomatic Immunity via a special courier company who have immunity to delivery cash funds, from today just mark it that you are going to receive your payment which you have forgot that you will receive it again.
 
We advice you to furnish us this information:

Name         __________________________
Address      __________________________
Tellphone    _________________________
Sex          ___________________________
Age          ___________________________
company Name ______________________
Amount Expecting____________________
Attach A Copy Of You I.D   _____________
 
Response to us with all your information as soon as possible and call me direct after you have send your information on this telephone number +233 245799258,
 
Best Regards
 
Dr. Paul Kwame
Chairman Special Duty (Ecowas)
E-mail: dr_paulkwame@yahoo.fr
Web: http://www.ghanacastle.gov.gh
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