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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)
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • law_anthony22@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ben_peter@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:20:38 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello=20my=20good=20friend?=

Hello my good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may notunderstand
why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me, you mighthave receive
an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollarbusiness proposal
which we neverconcluded. I am using this opportunity to inform you that
this multi-million-dollarbusiness has been concluded with the assistance
of another partner from Germany who financed the transaction to a logical
conclusion.I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer
of fund into youraccount due to onereason or the other best known to you.But
I want to informyou that I have successfully transferred the fund out of
my bank to my new partner's account in Germany that was capable of assisting
me in this greatventure. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust
worthiness You showed duringthe course of the transaction.I want to compensate
you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1,5 USA I have left a
certified international bankdraft for you worth of $1,500,000.00 cashable
anywhere in the world.My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account
Officer Mr.Lawrence Charles on his direct email address at(law_anthony22@yahoo.fr
) for the collection of your bank draft.I authorized him to release the
Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him regarding for it.At the moment,
I'm very busy here because of the investment projects, which Iand the new
partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept thistoken with
good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,Also comply with Mr. Frank
's directives so that he will send the draft to you without any delay.

CONTACT: Mr.Lawrence Charles Account Officer, Cotonou, Benin Republic, His
email address:[law_anthony22@yahoo.fr ] Therefore, you should send him your
full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want
him to send the draft to you.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you.

Mr.Ben Peter.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam