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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • michealrobert3@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lisa C" <lisajc38@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:47:54 -0700
Subject: NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY

I FELL FOR IT>>>AND SENT 165.00CDN WESTERN UNION>

Dear Good Friend, 
I am happy to inform you about my success
in getting those funds transferred under
the cooperation of a new partner from Hongkong.
Presently I am in Hongkong 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 Cotonou Benin Republic his
name is MR.Michea Robert and his Email:
michealrobert3@yahoo.fr  and ask him to send you the
total of $800.000.00 which I kept for your
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  Michea Robert and instruct him where to send
the amount to you.


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 am 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 MR.Michea Robert, he will send the amount to you
without any delay.
Thanks and God bless you. 





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No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.24/514 - Release Date: 11/2/2006

 

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