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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)
• 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.
  • obinor@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Aisatou Konteh <sata006@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sata0006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:00:02 +0000
Subject: God has done it for me



This is Miss Sata kONTEH,Dear Sir,I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those fundstransferd under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan.Presently i'm in Bombay 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.Simply because you are financially bankrupt at that time.The reality is that may the almighty God be on us Amen.It had happened,That as i was in Benin republic,attending a certain seminar there,My Revrend,Came accross a certain Man from Japan and while discaussed with him,He agreed,To help me out and right now,Everything has taken its place,Therefore this is whyYou needed to deal with my Revrend in Cotonou for him to be able to give u what,I already burdgeted given to you for the remembrance of all your kindness to assistMe although it wasnt the wish of God that you are the right person whom can help Me out of my problems.Contact him as soon as possible so that He can send to youWhat i proposed given to you and it is with him now.Rv O.Obinor Tel;+229/97014606 Email;obinor@hotmail.com *****************************Ask him to send you the total sum of $400.000.00 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 touched with my Revrend and instruct him where to send theamount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can sharethe joy after all the sufferness at that time, I'm very busy here because of the investmentprojects which i and the new partner Mr Kim are having at hand, finally,remember that I have informed my Revrend what to do to enable u receive your Money. Be sure to receive the Money which he will send to you.Explain yourself when u contact him.Regards,Your good FriendMiss Sata KONTEH

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