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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:

• 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.
  • pastorpaul_amu@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Loveth Ovil <loveth_ovil3@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:02:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Thanks


Dear Good Friend

Today I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a Church from Houston Texas U S A. Presently i'm in my Country Kuwait for my last stay on earth so that i will be buried there as soon as i die. 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 his name is Pastor Paul Amu on this e-mail address pastorpaul_amu@yahoo.com ask him to send you the total of ($300,000.00) which i kept 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 in touched with my Pastor and instruct him where to send the amount to you, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Pastor on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Pastor Paul Amu ,he will send the amount to you without any delay,PLease as soon as you receive this money try to be kind to people that is in need mostly the poor and the less privilage one's around you, as my bible let me to understand that any good that you do to people in need that you do it to God almighty,and one day we will see to part no more.

Regards,
Mrs Loveth Ovil


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