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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +229997908696 (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.
  • ttte1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eric kokoh <mrkokoh1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:30:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION IS US$ 350,000:00 ONLY.



Hello My Friend,


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund released and transferred to an Asian security and Finance firm under the cooperation of a new partner from asia who is a citizen of Lumpur Malaysia.

I have concluded all my travelling plans to travel out to Asia where he assisted me in retrieving the money from the security company. I pray to leave soonest leave to Asia for investment projects. I also pray to invest my own share into buying of landed properties.Actually, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring this funds despite that you failed me some how.I have decided to mapped out the sum of $350.000.00 as your compensation amount for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
Kindly contact my secretary Barrister GEORGE LUKAS Esq, his email address : ttte1@yahoo.com or through his telephone numbers : 00229 99790 8696, instruct him where to send the cheque to you via Courier services immediately. I want you to share the joy together with me after all the sufferings, and stresses at that time as a happy man in life, so that he will send your cheque to you without any delay.

Thanks,
Mr.Eric KOKOH


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