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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)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • benakiga@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Iyese" <jiyese65@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 15:03:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR HELP,IAM SUCCESSFUL.


DEAR FRIEND,=20

THIS LETTER IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME AND=
ENERGY YOU HAVE MADE IN RECEIVING THE FUND THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT,DESPIT=
E THAT IT FAILED US SOMEHOW.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TR=
ANSFERRED UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM TUVALU.PRESENTLY =
I'M IN TUVALU FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SU=
M,TUVALU IS COMPOSED OF 9 CORAL ATOLLS ALONG A 360 MILE CHAIN IN POLYNE=
SIA.THEY GAINED INDEPENDENCE IN 1978,THE FORMER ELLICE ISLANDS. THEREFO=
RE IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR EARLIER ASSISTANCE AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME=
IN TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOMEHOW.NOW CONT=
ACT MY COUNSEL IN LAGOS,=20

HIS NAME IS; Dr.BEN AKIGA;=20
HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS; BENAKIGA@LAWYER.COM=20

ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT OF TOTAL SUM=
OF ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS WHICH I KEP=
T FOR YOU AS A WAY TO SHOW APPRECIATION AND COMPENSATION FOR ALL YOUR P=
AST 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 C=
OUNSEL DR.BEN AKIGA AND FORWARD TO HIM YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS WHERE TO SE=
ND THE CHECK FOR YOU.=20

PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE IT SO THAT WE CAN SHARE T=
HE JOY AFTER ALL THE SUFFERING AND HARD WORK AT THAT TIME. IN THE MOMEN=
T,I'M VERY BUSY HERE BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH I AND THE=
NEW PARTNER WERE HAVING AT HAND. FINALLY,REMEMBER THAT I HAD FORWARDED=
INSTRUCTION TO THE COUNSEL ON YOUR BEHALF,HE WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR F=
ROM YOU,SO FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM TO SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU=
WITHOUT ANY DELAY.=20

WITH BEST REGARDS,=20

PROF JOHN IYESE.=20


=A1Vive la pasi=F3n del f=FAtbol! Toda la Copa Am=E9rica, en Starmedia =
http://pan.segundosfuera.com/copaamerica/

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