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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • jane.dossou@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INFO FILE <fredrick_a33@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:10:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT HER IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


Dear Good Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Japan who is an investor and international business marchant.

Presently I'm in Japan for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds from Benin Republic despite that it failed us somehow.Now contact my Clerical Secretary. Presently her contact is:
Name: MRS JANE DOSSOU
Email:  jane.dossou@yahoo.com

Contact her immediately and request her to send you the total sum of $800,000.00(EigthHundred Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.My partner has taken $6,000,000.00 which is 25% of the $24M while I was left with $16,800,000.00 after we removed 5% for every expenses a nd our pleasure here in Japan. Out of my own (70%) portion of this fund, I have allocated this $800,000.00 for your
compensation in kind appreciation.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get in touch with my Secretary MRS JANE DOSSOU and instruct her how to send the amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all we passed through at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects and feasibility study which I and my new partner are having at hand. I might not be chanced to my emails but I will
try to keep in touch.

Finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money,so you can notify her today and she will send the amount ($800,000.00 US) to you without any delay.

With best regards
Dr. Fredrick Ahmed
Pan-Africa Mortgage & Finance

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