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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.
  • galadima_kema10@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: officeprivatemail01@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:23:44 -0300
Subject: CONTACT MR GALADIMA FOR $1,850,000.00 COMPENSATION


 Dearest Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those
funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Paraguay.Presently I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds deposit that it failed us some how.Now
contact my secretary now in Benin his name is mr galadima  kema 
and  his e-mail address is (galadima_kema10@yahoo.fr) and ask him
to send you the total of $1.850.000.00 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 mr galadima  kema  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. in the moment,I am very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to 
my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with mr galadima  kema  he will send the amount to you
without any delay.Best RegardsMr.Daniel Mac
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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