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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.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • ndigwemmaduka@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "oyedika1 Gazeta.pl" <oyedika1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:27:25 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRECTARY VIA EMAILFOR YOUR COMPASACTION


Dearest Friend.


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from India.Presently i'm in India 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.


Contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin and his email address is (
ndigwemmaduka@yahoo.com) because I have left the whole instruction to him
on your behalf and instruct him where to send the $1,200.000.00 with out any
further delay for your compensation.


NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY
SECRETARY :-
(1.YOUR FULL NAME:
2.YOUR COUNTRY:
3.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:
6.YOUR AGE
7.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE


In this moment, I'm very busy here in India because of the investment
projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So feel free to
get in
touch with ndigwemmaduka that he will send the Draft to you without any
delay.remember to contact my secretary wxith this email address (
ndigwemmaduka@yahoo.com)

Yours Faithfully
Barrister oyedika

Anti-fraud resources:

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