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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • drallenyapi@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Udem <michaeludem_9@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:52:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT MY ACCOUNT OFFICER IN ECOBANK FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


Dear Friend,

You are advised to contact my account officer in ECOBANK Abidjan Ivory Coast Dr. Allen Yapi, as God has made it possible for a successful transfering of my fund.

With much delight, i am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan,Presently i am in Osaka for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.


Kindly contact my account Officer ECOBANK in Abidjan Ivory Coast through his private Email to the release of this fund to you.

Name: Dr. Allen Yapi
Email:drallenyapi@myway.com

Ask him to send you the total sum of ( $1.5M ) Dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get in touched with him and instruct him on how and where to transfer the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferings at that time, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner Mr. Mitsuo Yazawa are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction my account officer on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him as he is waiting to hear from you.

My Regards,

Michael Udem

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