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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +22993429951 (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.
  • ngozi_nkem178@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters13@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:26:27 +0100
Subject: Contact Mr Ngozi Nkem Immediately


Dear Friend,

Longest time and happy day . I\'m happy to inform you
about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from japan. Presently i\'m in japan for
investment projects with my own share of total sum. mean while, i
didn\'t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring this funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now
contact my secretary in Benin and ask him to send you the total Amount
of $950,000.00 u.s dollars which i kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter last time I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

CONTACT MR NGOZI NKEM
IMMEDIATELY
Mr Ngozi Nkem
E-mail; ngozi_nkem178@yahoo.fr
Telephone;
+229 93 429 951

So feel free and get in touched with my secretary
Ngozi Nkem and instruct her where to send the check. And send her your
contact
information such as below
your full name ..............
home
address ...............
phone number .............
your sex age
..............
so that he will made the arrangement of sending your
cashier cheque to your designated address without any delay.

Please do
let me know immediately if you receive the cheque so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferness at that time ok, In the moment,
I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and
the new partner are having at hand .

Finally ,remember that I have
forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to send the cashier
cheque to you as soon as you requested it and send your details
information without delay. So feel free to get in touch with my
secretary and he will send the cheque to you without any delay .

Best
Regards,
HON Jim Peters

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