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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22993063588 (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.
  • markwilly72@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "georgeokolo2@terra.es" <georgeokolo2@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:00:20 +0100 (MET)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.



Hello My good Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those Funds transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguary.Prensently I'm in Paraguary for investment project with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile I did not forget your past efforts and attempt to assist me in transfering those Funds despite the fact that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic.

Name------ Mark Williams.
Phone----- +229 93 06 35 88.
E-mail----- markwilly72@myway.com
Suit 205 mdomi Plaza,
Akpakpa Benin Republic

Ask him to send you the total sum of $1.2 Million which I kept in your favour as compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assit me in that matter. Note that I also gave him $100 for mailing, so feel free and get in touch with my secretary instruct him where to mail the Draft to you without delay.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering in that time, At the moment I'm very busy here with my investment project which me and new partner are having at hand.

Best Regards,

Dr. George Okezie.





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