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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)
  • "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.
  • keluo_wilson@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3akeluo_wilson@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRIS DEBORAH" <chrisdeborah06@ig.com.br>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:21:54 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FUND


Dear Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my sucess in getting those fund
transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from Germany.
Presently,i am in Germany for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum of $28M. Meanwhile,i did not forget your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in transfering those funds
despite that it failed us somehow.Now contact my secretary for
your compensation.

Name; Mr.Keluo Wilson
EMAIL:keluo_wilson@yahoo.fr <EMAIL%3Akeluo_wilson@yahoo.fr>
Suite 57 Moomy Plaza,
Akpakpa Cotonou Benin.

Ask him to send you the total sum of ($1.2m) Us dollar in a bank draft which
i kept for your 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 and get in touch with my secretary Mr.Keluo Wilson and send him the
below information to enable him verify and deliver your bank draft to you.

1.Your Full Name...........
2.Your Address.............
3.Your Tel Number..........
4.Occupation and Age.......
5.Country..................

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
happiness after all the sufferness at that time.In moment i am busy here
because of the investment projects which me and new partner are having at
hand.Finally,remember that i had forewarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive the money,so feel free and get in touch with
Mr.Keluo Wilson,he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Thanks and God Bless You,

Best Regards.
Dr.Chris Deborah

Anti-fraud resources:

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