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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)
• 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.
  • ndikenchrist@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnleslie02@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:17:20 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETARY?=

Dear Friend,

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success
in getting those funds transferred last week under the
cooperation of a new partner from CHINA though i tried
my best to involve you in the businnes but God decided
the hole situations. Presently i'm in CHINA 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 despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Cotonou the Benin Republic,
his name is Mr,Ndigwe Ken Christ and his e-mail address is
(ndikenchrist@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send you the total amount
of USD$950,000.00 which i kept under his care for your efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your Very much efforts at that time. so feel free
and get in touched with my secretary Christ and instruct him
on where to send you, the amount of $950,000.00 for your
compensation.

In the moment, I'm very busy here in China because of the
investment projects which I and my new partner are having at
hand here in the China, finally, remember that
I have forward instruction to my secretary on your behalf to send
you the USD$950.000.00, so feel free to get in touch with
Mr,Ndigwe Ken Christ, he will send the amount of USD$950.000.00 to
you without any delay.

Best,
Regards,
Dr,John Leslie.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam