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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • remmy1ganiou@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marie kiala <kiala02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <remmy1ganiou@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:29:49 -0600
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION



My Dear, Thank you so much , I am happy to inform you about my success in getting my fund USD 15M transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Mexico . Presently I am in Mexico 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 My Fund despite that it failed us some how. This is Dr/Mrs Marie Kiala . Now contact my Lawyer in Benin Republique , his name is Remmy Ganoiu Esq on his e-mail address. remmy1ganiou@excite.com Telephone Number 00 229 97 092647 then ask him to Send you that cashier cheque in the total sum of US$1,000,000.00 which I kept for your 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 touch with my Lawyer and instruct him where to send the cheque to you. Please do let me know by email response, immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. At the moment, I am very busy here In Mexico because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Lawyer on your behalf to receive that cheque, so feel free to get in touch with him immediately , he will send the cheque to you without delay. The Cheque is Payable at your bank . Just give to my Lawyer the receiving name, the telephone number and address so that he will contact a courrier service company for the delivery.I did not fill the receiving name because I do not know the name you prefer to use, The Lawyer will fill it when you call & tell him .The cheque is from Bank Of Africa Cotonou , Benin Republique
God bless you
Dr/Mrs Marie Kiala .
In Mexico City
Better you call the Lawyer on Phone in Cotonou , Benin Republique after sending him the required information as I stated here by email , he is always busy ( 00 229 97 092647)
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