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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:
  • "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.
  • kenedymoses@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:58:18 +0100
Subject: GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. KENEDY MOSES FOR YOUR FUNDS



Attn My Good Friend:

I\'m sorry but happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred last week under the
cooperation of a new partner from China though i tried my best to
involve you in the businnes but God decided the whole situations.
Presently i\'m in China 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.
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republic, his name is(Mr
Kenedy Moses )
and his e-mail address is (kenedymoses@yahoo.fr) Ask him
to send
you the total amount of usd$1.5million dollar. which i
deposited with the Africa bank of benin west african development bank (
Boad, banque ouest africaine de d趥loppment ) www.boad.org, for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter.
I appreciated you very much efforts at that time. so feel free
and get in touched with my secretary Mr Kenedy Moses, and instruct him
on how to send you the amount of usd$1.5million dollar , for your
compensation.
In the moment, I A’m very busy here in China
because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having
at hand here in the federal republic of china, finally,remember that I
have forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to send you
the usd$1.5million dollar.so feel free to get in touch with Mr Kenedy
Moses , he will send the amount of usd$1.5million dollar.
to you
without any delay.
Best Regards,
Mr.John Emene

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