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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • nnebpeter@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edmondrobort03@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:19:35 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?COMPENSATION?=




My Dear Good Friend,
How are you today?
Sorry for any inconveniences. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank
you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the inheritance
funds, without any positive outcome.
I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds
with the help of a new partner from Spain.
Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the Lady
accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry
of Finance (FMF)and she rendered a tremendous help to us.
My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully.In
appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds, I
have decided to compensate you with the sum of $800,000 in a Cashier's cheque
(Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). This is from my own share
of $12.5m, I did this simply to show you that it is good to do good things
to the right people always.
Presently, I am in Spain for investment project with my own share under
the advice of my partner Mr. Alfenze Infante. Meanwhile,I didn't forget
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed us somehow. I will be sending you mail to know if
you have received your share or not. Now contact my personal assistant in
Benin Republic. His name is Mr. Nnebe peter send him your full name, mailing
address and your contact telephone number for a direct communication with
him.
His e-mail addres is:( nnebpeter@myway.com )
Please do let me know immediately you receive the money so that we can share
the joy together after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I'm
very busy here in chile because of the investment projects, which the new
partner
and I are having at hand. So feel free to get in touch with Mr. Nnebe peter
to send the cheque to you without any delay.
With My Best Regards,
Honourable Eemond Robort.

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