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

Fraud email example:

From: uba_c3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:05:34 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20YOUR=20FRIEND?=

Dear good friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you
and your family? You may not understand 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-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that
this multi-million-dollar business has been
concluded with the assistance of another
partner from Romania who financed the
transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our
unfinished transfer of fund into your
account due to one reason or the other
best known to you.But I want to inform you
that I have successfully transferred the fund
out of my bank to my new partner's account
in Romania that was capable of assisting me
in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and
trust worthiness You showed during the
course of the transaction.I want to compensate
you and show my gratitude to you with the sum
of $300,000.00 I have left a certified international
bank draft for you worth of $300, 000.00 cashable
anywhere in the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my
Account Officer Mr,Benjamin Toulu .on his
direct email address at: benjamin_toulu@yahoo.com
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 I and the
new partner are having at hand.

Please I will like you to accept this token with
good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart,Also comply with Mr.Benjamin directives
so that he will send the draft to you without any delay.

CONTACT: Mr,Benjamin Toulu.
Account Officer,
Cotonou, Benin Republic,
His email address: benjamin_toulu@yahoo.com
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.

MR, Uba Chukwuma

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