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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • secretarymike_chukwuneme@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "danjohnson55@terra.es" <danjohnson55@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:06:56 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY








FROM BARR DAN JOHNSON

Chambers (Advocate and Solicitor)

56 Rue Boulevard Djankasse B.P.50214

COTONOU-BENIN-REPUBLIC





My Dear,Belove,Friend.

great thing has happened into my life as God promised me and i want to use the opportunity to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the compersation of a new partner from Australia. Presently i'm in Australia 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 deposited that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary,his name Mike Chukwuneme and his email address is( secretarymike_chukwuneme@yahoo.fr ) ask him to send you the total sum of $850.000.00 which i kept for your as 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 Mr, Mike Chukwuneme and arrenge with him where and how to send the amount to you.Please validate me immediately you receive it so that we both 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, Mike Chukwuneme he will give you his best of servise without any delay.God bless you.remember that secretary Mike Chukwuneme

is the only person you can contact for your fund he will

give you his best of his servise

( secretarymike_chukwuneme@yahoo.fr )

with best regards,

BARRISTER DAN JOHNSON

CONTACT MY SECRETARY

IN BENIN REPUBLIC









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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam