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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • dannyfavour1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jamespromise4@terra.es" <jamespromise4@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:21:29 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONTACT MR FAVOUR ON dannyfavour1@yahoo.fr



Dear Old Friend,

Longest time my friend,hope all is well with you together with your family,=
sorry to hear this though i know you will understand that the fault is not =
mine. I know this mail may come to you as surprise since it has been long t=
ime ago we communicated last.I am the one that contacted you sometime ago r=
egarding the transfering of a huge fund into your account which you did not=
accomplish with me due to financial misunderstanding.
=20
Now i'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfe=
rred under the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea.Presently I'm=
in South Korea 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 somehow.
=20
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou, Benin Republic
=20
Name: Mr Favour Daniel
Email: dannyfavour1@yahoo.fr =20
=20
=20
Tell him when you will be visiting him to collect your cheque of $800,000.0=
0 because i did not left any cash with him for the shippment and for that y=
ou will have to travel to Cotonou Benin Republic to pick the cheque any tim=
e you wish. I appreciated your efforts at that time so feel free to get in =
touch with him and tell him when you are coming for the cheque.=20

But if you will like to receive the cheque through courier company then con=
tact him with the below informations and tell him the courier company that =
you will like to receive the cheque through and ask him to go and know the =
cost of the courier from Cotonou to your address and note that you will hav=
e to bear the cost if it will be delivered through courier company . Furnis=
h him with the below

Your Full Name :
Address :
Contact Numbers :

These are to show him that you are the real beneficiary of the cheque so tr=
y to send the details to him.Please do let me know immediately you receive =
it so that we can share together the joy of what God has done after all the=
struggling that almost failed me. In the moment, I=E2=80=99m very busy her=
e because of the investment projects which i and my new partner are having =
at hand.=20
=20
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your =
behalf so feel free to get in touch with him and he will release the cheque=
to you without any delay hence you follow his instructions.=20

Regards, =20
James Promise
(South Korea)





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