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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)
• 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.
  • +22993998718 (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.
  • linusifedi@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth_chukwu2006@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:19:17 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?COMPENSATION?=


Dear Friend,

How are you and your family today? I hope all is well. Anyway, sorry to
hear this news and
please understand that the fault is not from me. However, I'm very happy
to inform you about
my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of
a new partner from Paraguay, whom based on agreement received %25 of the
entire money for his financial involvement and efforts.

Presently, I have relocated to South Korea to establish the Electronic Company
projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed us some how, Thank you very much.

Now,contact my secretary in Benin Rep. his name is Linus Ifedi on linusifedi@myway.com
OR through
his phone number: +229 93998718, ask him to send you the total of $500,000.00
which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts
to assist me in this matter. Please, I want you to accept it in good faith.
I appreciated your honest efforts at hat time very much.

so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Linus Ifedi and instruct
him where to send the amount to you quickly.

Please, do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can sharethe
joy together afte all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I'm very
much busy here ecauseoftheinvestmentprojects which me and the new partner
are having at hand. Finally,remember that I had forwarded nstruction to
the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get
in touch with MrIfedi, he will send the amount to you without any de


Mr Kenneth Chukwu

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