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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:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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 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.
  • philip.watson45@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: usmanakinde@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:46:25 +0100
Subject: THANK GOD


Atn;Dear
COMPLIMENT, I am happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under cooperation of a new partner from
DominicanRepublic. Presently I\'m in Dominican Republic 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. Now contact my secretary in Benin
rep Africa, his name is PHILIP WATSON

E-Mail :
philip.watson45@yahoo.fr

Ask him to send you the total cash cheque of
$1.2 million dollars which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary PHILIP and
instruct him where to send the amount to you. Do it
fast before the CASH CHAQUE EXPIRED.

Please do let me know immediately
you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at
that time. In the moment, I am very busy here in Dominican Republic
because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are
having at hand without confrontations,
Fina lly, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on yourbehalf to receive that
CASH CHAQUE, so feel free to get in touch with PHILIP WATSON my
secretary he will send the CHAQUE to you without any delay.

With best
regards,
Hon USMAN KINDE Esq.

Anti-fraud resources:

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