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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • henry.smith67@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KELLY BROWN" <kellybrown49@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: henry.smith67@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:04:17 +0200
Subject: INFO


My Dear,

It's been long I heard from you. Well, I just want to use this medium to
thank you very much for your earlier assistance to

help me in receiving the fund through your account. Besides I'm happy to
inform you that I have succeeded in transfering the

fund out of my home Country with the help of a new partner from Tuvalu and
Tuvalu is composed of 9 coral atolls along a 360

mile chain in Polynesia. They gained independence in 1978. The former Ellice
Islands..

My dear, everything was perfectly done because we strike the deal with one
of the Lady accountant who works with the

Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she
rendered a tremendous help to us. Actualy my new

partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully. But in
appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in

receiving the Fund to your account Now I am writing you this mail to verify
if you have received the little token of

appreciation I made available for you, for your humanity concern as regards
my previous proposal for you to help me champion

the transaction which is already concluded.

Presently I'm in Tuvalu for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. Please I didn't forget your past efforts

and attempts to assist me despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my
account keeper in Benin his name is Mr.Henry

Smitha:

Cooperate Bureau
Carre 1299, Ste Rita Cotonou City
Cotonou Benin Republic
Email: ( henry.smith67@yahoo.fr )


I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $2.5 million united state
dollars (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand USD)

which i deposited on your behalf in Saft Trust security company,in a Cash
box. So feel free and get in touched with him and

instruct him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know
immediately you receive it.In the moment, I'm very busy

here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are
having at hand.He will send the amount to you without

any delay.

Regards,

Mrs Nwanne Udoh

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