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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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +22993704674 (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.
  • revkelvinkklay@netcourrier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eyadema Badagnaki" <be2net7@yamal.info>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 03:26:14 -1200
Subject: Re: Where have you been?


Dear friend,
Due to my tight schedules I could not contact you earlier before now.
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 fund.

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
pastor in Benin Rep. Africa, in the person of Rev. Kelvin Clay through
revkelvinkklay@netcourrier.com or call +229 93 704674

Tell him to send you the cashier chaque of $800.000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) which I kept to compensation your efforts and
attempts for assisting me in this matter. I appreciated your honest efforts
at that time so feel free and get in touch with my pastor and give him the
address where he will send the cheque to you. Do it fast before the CASHIER
CHEQUE EXPIRES.You will take care of the shipment to your address.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here in India because of the investment projects which myself and the new
partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the pastor on your
behalf to receive that CASHIER CHEQUE, so feel free to get in touch with
him. He will send the CHEQUE to you without any delay.

With best regards,
Mrs. Badagnaki Eyadema
551 Main Bazaar, Shahdara,
New Delhi, India.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam