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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • frank_obodo@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul odili" <paulodili9@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:33:58 +0200
Subject: Attn;My dear


*Attn;My dear ,*

*I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered
under the cooperation of a new partner from Panama Presently i'm in Panama
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile,i
didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit me in transffering
those funds despite that it failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary in BENIN his with the below information
Name; FRANK OBODO Email; **frank_obodo@inMail24.com*<frank_obodo@inMail24.com>
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*Ask him to send you the total US$1.5M (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS )certified internation bank draft which i raised in your favour 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
intouched with my secretary and give him your address where to send the
draft 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'm 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 that money,so feel free to get intouch with WILLIAMS
without any delay.
best regards,
brss; Paul Odili*

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