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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)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • +22997394281 (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.
  • tony1969@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "collin larry" <collin_larry17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tony1969@myway.com
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:53:00 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from GERMANY.
Presently Im in GERMANY for an investment projects with my own share of the
total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts in getting the
fund transfer into your Bank Account but it failed us some how,
Now contact my ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH ECO BANK PLC, COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC,
his name is MR TONY WILLIAMS his E-mail Address;(tony1969@myway.com) or
Telephone +229 97 394281 ask him to send you the total sum of
$1,000.000.00,)one million dollar which I kept for your compensation for all
your past efforts and attempts in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, So feel free and get in
touch with my ACCOUNT OFFICER ,MRTONY WILLIAMS and tell him where to send
your Check of the said 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, Im very busy here in GERMANY because of the investment
projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember
that I had forwarded instruction to my account officer on your behalf to
receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the
amount to you without any delay. tony1969@myway.com
Take care of yourself i hope to meet you soon.
With best regards.
Dr Collins larry

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