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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)
  • "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)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (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.
  • chi_chudubem@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnmark2@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:57:52 +0200
Subject: GET INTUCH WITH MY SECRETARY


Dear Friend,

Longest time,I hope all is well together with your
family,if so glory be to God almighty.

Well,Sorry to hear this news
and understand that the fault is not from me.I\'m happy to inform you
about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from Japan.Presently I\'m in Japan 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 this funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact
my secretary ( CHINELO CHUDUBEM) in Lome Togo on e-mail addres
(chi_chudubem@yahoo.fr )

Ask him to send you the total Amount of
$2,200,000.00 u.s dollars which I kept for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your effortsat that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with
my secretary and instruct him where to send the cheque as you know it
was issued in a certfied bank draft cheque which you will cash in any
bank approved or owned by government of any country.
I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my
secretary CHINELO CHUDUBEM and instruct him where to send the amount 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 am
very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand,

Finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive the cheque, so
feel free to get in touch with CHINELO CHUDUBEM, he will send the amount
to you without any delay.

Thank you andcongratulations as God has
done it.

Best Regards,
MR MOHAMED DUSMAN.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam