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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:
  • "certified bank draft" (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.
  • paulclerk37@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Amoussou Andre <amou_andre01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: amou_andre02@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:01:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re-Read carefuly,


Re-Read carefuly,

How are you today, hope all is well with you and your family? If so,
thanks be to God Amighty.

I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort in our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other, I want to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently I'm in South Korea 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.
Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of Six hundred and fifty thousand US Dollar ($650,000.00). I have authorized my account officer in Benin to issue you with an international certified bank draft cashable at any bank in the world. Therefore, contact my accounts officer in Benin and instruct
him on where to send the draft to you on the contact information below:

Name: Mr Paul Clerk
Email: paulclerk37@yahoo.fr

Contact him with immediate effect as I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand herein South Korea. I made several attempts to reach you on the phone but your number was always not reachable. Please ensure that the draft isinsured before the posting to you for security purposes.
I may not be able to reach you via emails as a result of my tight schedule here in South Korea so do kindly accept this token with good faith, as this is from the bottom of my heart and also make sure you do not let anyone know about the gift until you receive it.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Dr Asogba amoussou



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