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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:
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • kenne_thkuye662@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: abuchieze <abuchieze@orange.nl>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:07:39 +0100 (CET)
Subject: contact my secretary



Attn;My dear,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transffered under the cooperation of
a new partner from paraguay.
Presently i'm in paraguay for investment projects with
my own share of the total sum.meanwhile,i
didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit
me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us
somehow.
Now contact my secretary in BENIN with the below information

Name; KENNE THKUYE,his
Email; kenne_thkuye662@yahoo.fr

ask him to send you the total $1.5M (ONE MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS )INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD which i raised in your favour
for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter.You can withdraw $5000.00 per day.

However i appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get intouched with my secretary and give him your hom address where to send the card to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.in the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had forwarded instructionto the secretary on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch with KENNE THKUYE without any delay.
best regards,
BARRISTER Abuchi Eze,

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