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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  • james_peters1010@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: anthony_madum@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:02:33 -0200
Subject: COMPENSATION




 





 





 





 





Dear Friend,





I hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently I'm in Paraguay for
investment projects with my own share of the total sum. mean while,I didn't
forget your past efforts and despite that you did not help me financial 
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us
some how and I am sorry for what happened. Now contact my
secretary  his  name is  Rev. James Peters.(
james_peters1010@yahoo.it ) ask him to send you the Bank cheque, total sum of
US$3,000.000.00 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 secretary james
peters and 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. At present, 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  Rev.
James Peters,  he  will send the amount to you without any delay.





Thanks for your understanding.





Mr.Anthony Madu.





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Microcamp

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