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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • kenson_samuel2000@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paulline nna <paullinenna11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kenson_samuel2000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:24:23 +0100
Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW



Dear Friend,Longest time and happy day . I'm happy to inform you about my successin getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a newpartner from japan. Presently i'm in holand for investment projects with myown share of total sum. mean while, i didn't forget your past effortsand attempts to assist me in transferring this funds despite that itfailed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Mr Kenson Samuel on hise-mail address stated below (kenson_samuel2000@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send youthe total Amount of $800,000.00 u.s dollars which i kept for yourcompensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in thismatter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Kenson Samuelandinstruct her where to send the check. And send her your contact informationsuch as belowyour full name .............. home address ............... phone number ............. your sex age ............... so that he will submit it to the courier company where i directed himto mail the cashier cheque to your designated address without any delay.Please do let me know immediately if you receive so that we can sharethe joy after all the sufferness at that time ok, In the moment, I amvery busy here because of the investment projects which me and the newpartner are having at hand . Finally ,remember that I have forwardedinstruction to my secretary on your behalf to instruct the courier companyto deliver the cashier cheque to you as soon as you send your detailsinformation without delay.So feel free to get in touch with my secretary send the cheque to youwithout any delay .Best Regards,Mrs Paulline nna
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