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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:

• 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.
  • gf_ibe99@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "sinatoranthonyz@terra.es" <sinatoranthonyz@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 23:45:21 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Now contact my secretary



Dear Good Friend,
I am happy to inform you about my successin getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a
new partner from Hongkong.Presently I am in Hongkong
for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. mean while, Ididn't forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring
those funds despite that it failedus some how.
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic
hisname is MR jeff ibe I and his Email address;
gf_ibe99@yahoo.co.uk
And ask him to send you the total of $800.000.00
which I kept for your past efforts and attempts
toassist me in this matter.I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much. so feel free
and get intouched with my Secretary jeff ibe
and instruct him where to send the 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,
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 for warded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to
receive that money, so feel free to get intouch
with Mr jeff ibe he will send the amount to
you with out any delay.
Thanks and God bless you.
Barrister Bello Titi









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