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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • paulchukwu1@yahoo.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ben nna" <bennna22@legwork.com.ng>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:11:39 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION USD2.8MILLION


*My Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from holland. Presently
I'm in holland 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.Now contact
my secretary in Benin Republic his name is Mr PAUL CHUKWU,
E-mail:(paulchukwu1@yahoo.com.mx) ask him to send you the total sum of
$1.3m, which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
andattempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that
time very much. so feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mr
PAUL CHUKWU.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?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 in touch with PAUL CHUKWU.he will sends the amount to you
without any delay.
1. YOUR FULL NAMES:__________________
2. Postal ADDRESS:___________________
3. PHONE NUMBER:_____________________
4. CELL NUMBERS:_____________________
5. EMAIL ADDRESS:____________________
6. SEX:______________________________
7. AGE:______________________________
8. OCCUPATION:_______________________
9. NATIONALITY:______________________
10.YOU Country_______________________
11.Zip Code__________________________
A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE_______________
Waiting for your urgent response
Yours
Barr.BEN NNA.



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