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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:
  • "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.
  • john_obii2007@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: sam uwa <sam_uwa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:33:05 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECTRTARY IMMEDIATELY




Dear friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Madrid , Spain . Presently IÃÎ in Spain for an investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts in getting the fund transfer into your Bank Account but it failed us some how. Now contact my Account Officer with ROYAL BANK PLC, Cotonou , Benin Republic through his below information: Name: Mr. John ObiEmail: john_obii2007@yahoo.com...................... Ask him to send you the total sum of $800,000.00, which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts in this matter. I appreciated all your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my Account Officer (Mrs. Somu N. Chinua) and tell her where to send your Check of the said amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. In the moment,I am very busy here in Spain because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my account officer on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with her, she will send the amount to you without any delay. Take care of yourself. I hope to meet you soon. Contact my Account Officer through her infomation above.With best regards.BARRSAM UWA, ESQ.SOLICTOR AND ADVOCAT
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