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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:
  • "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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "charleseze@emsergipe.com" <charleseze@emsergipe.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:52:03 -0300
Subject: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT

Attn;My dear ,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffer=ed under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.=20Presently i'm in paraguay for investment projects with my own share of th=e total sum.meanwhile,ididn't forget your past efforts and attempts to as=sit me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow.=20Now contact my secretary in BENIN REPUBLIC his name is CHRISTIAN OKWUOSA =,his email;christian4god662@yahoo.frAsk him to send you the total $850.000.00 (EIGTH HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSA=ND US DOLLARS )certified bank draft which i raised in your favour for you=r 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 an=d get intouched with my secretary CHRISTIAN OKWUOSA and give him your ad=dress where to send the draft to you.=20Please 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 h=ere because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are h=aving at hand, finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to the s=ecretary on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch= with Christian Okwuosa without any delay.=20=20Best Regards,=20Barrister Charles EzeTHANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT

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