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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (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.
  • +22993943529 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "jima adana" <jimadana6@jabster.pl>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:55:00 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MIKE JERRY TO CLAIM YOUR $2.5 MILLION USD


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of 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 despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in LOME TOGO his name is MIKE JERRY on
mike_jerry@live.fr ask him to send you the total of $2.5 million usd which i
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist
me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so
feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mike Jerry and instruct him
where to send the amount to you.contact him with this mail address and
phone;;email (mike_jerry@live.fr ) phone (+229 9394 3529)

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. 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 had forwarded instruction to the secretary
on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with MIKE
JERRY,he will send the $2.5 Million Usd to you without any delay.

Regards,
Barr Homou Terry

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