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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22997011587 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • pastoraustinebj@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrsdonnabj@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:43:55 +0100
Subject: Good News ....From Mrs.F.Donna


Dear Friend,

Compliments of the season and God\'s blessings from
Mrs.F.Donna, I am the Banker who contacted you long ago for assistance
in an Inheritance claims,regards to a deceased customer in our
bank.However I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting
those fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Monaco France,Presently I\'m in Monaco for an investment projects.

I
have decided to compensate you with the sum of $600.000.00 (Six Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) This is from my own share, I did this simply to
show you that it is good to do good things and also to fulfil my vow
during the trials.

Therefore you should contact my Pastor in Cotonou
Benin Republic with the following information below,
Here his contact
address:
Name: Pastor Augustine.U.Ugwu
Email: pastoraustinebj@gawab.com

Direct Tel: +22997 0115 87


Do ask him to send you the Cashier\'s
Cheque,sum of ($600,000.00) Six Hundred Thousand Dollars , which I kept
for your compensation, however he will attend to you without delay as he
was duly instructed.And send him your current contact informations
below: to him to confirm.
1.Your Full
Name................................
2.Your Home & Offie
Address...............
3.Your Office & Mobile Telephone...........

4.Your Country Location..........................
5. Your
age.......................
please do let me know immediately if you
receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering
at that time.

Thanks and may God Bless you.
Best Regards,

Mrs.F.Donna
Unbegrenzter Speicher, Top-Spamschutz, 120 SMS
und eigene E-MailDomain
inkl.
http://office.freenet.de/dienste/emailoffice/produktuebersicht/power/mail/index.html

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam