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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • charlybanny@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <maryam_mentu0015@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:06:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOD HAS ANSWERED OUR PRAYER

DEAR FRIEND,

I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS
TRANSFERED UNDER THE CO-OPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM PARAGUAY. WE
WERE PAID FROM ECOBANK OF COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.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 THE ATTEMPTS YOU MADE
TO ASSIST ME IN TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE WE COULD NOT CONCLUDE
IT. DUE TO ALL YOUR EFFORT SUFFERNESS AT THAT TIME, I HAVE DECIDED TO
COMPENSATE YOU WITH THIS SUM OF ( US$850.000.00). NOW CONTACT MY
SECRETARY AT REPUBLIC DU BENIN FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FUND, PRESENTLY
YOUR COMPENSATION FUND IS WITH MY SECRETARY AT BENIN, THEREFORE CONTACT
HIM IMMEDIATELY. HIS NAME IS MR CHARLY BANNY ON HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS AT
charlybanny@myway.com I HAVE RAISED A CERTIFIED BANK CHEQUE IN YOUR NAME
TO THE TUNE OF US$850.000,00.

THEREFORE FEEL FREE AND GET IN TOUCHED WITH HIM AND INSTRUCT HIM ON
WHERE TO SEND THE CHEQUE. AND DO INFORM ME IMMEDEATELY IF YOU HAVE
RECEIVED IT FROM HIM SO THAT BOTH OF US WILL SHARE THE JOY TOGETHER.
BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU NEEDED TO FORWARD TO MY SECRETARY;

FULL NAME----------------------. ADDRESS-------------------------,
MOBILE PHONE----------------------,
OCCUPATION.........................


BEST REGARDS,
BARR MARYAM MENTU




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