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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993204681 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: aku charles <aku_charles2020@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:36:09 +0100
Subject: GOD HAS DON IT



My Good Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Mean while, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic as i stated below follow his instructions:Mr. Charles MensahEmail: charlesmensah1975@yahoo.co.ukTelephone number +22993204681Ask him to send you the check what of $950.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter and i have appreciated your past efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr. Charles Mensah and instruct him where to send the check to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time you trying to help me out. at this moment I am very busy here because of the investment projects which i and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that i had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive the check, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Charles Mensah to send the check to you without any further delay and try to be honest with him because he is God fearing man.With Best Regards,Dr. Charles Aku
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