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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.
• 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.
  • ignatius_ebe@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jamesjohn216@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:54:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20HIM=20FOR=20YOUR=20COMPENSATION?=


Dear Good Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred
to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Japan who
is an investor and international business merchant. Presently I'm in Japan
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile,I
did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring
those funds from Benin Republic despite that it failed us somehow.


Now contact my Clerical Secretary. Presently him contact is:

Name:Mr.Ignatius Ebeatu, (Email:ignatius_ebe@yahoo.fr)


Contact her immediately and request him to send you the total sum of $1,500,000.00(One
Million Five Houndred Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this
matter. My partner has taken His 25% as per our agreement. Out of my own
(75%) portion of this fund, I have allocated this $1,500,000.00 for your
compensation in kind appreciation. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very much so feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr.Ignatius Ebeatu,
and
instruct her how to send the amount to you.


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all we passed through at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here because of the investment projects and feasibility study which I and
my new partner are having at hand. I might not be hanced to my emails but
I will try to keep in touch. I am still interested in the Real Estate business
investment. Do not hesitate to signify to me if there is any nvestment
opportunity in your area.


Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so you can contact him today and she will
send the amount ($1,500,000.00) to you without any delay.


With best regards

Dr.James John
Pan-Africa Mortgage & Finance

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