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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.
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • bengary580@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officefile789@microcamp.com.br
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:07:17 -0300
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY




 Dearest Friend,





I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fundstransferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.Presently Iam in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share ofthetotal sum. Meanwhile,
I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts toassist me in transferring
those funds deposit that it failed us somehow.Now contact my secretary in
Benin his name is ben gary on this e-mailaddress(bengary580@yahoo.fr) ask him
to send you the total of$850.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all
the past effortsandattempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts atthattime very much.So feel free and get in touched with my
secretary ben instruct himwhere to send the amount to you. Please do let me
know immediately youreceive it so that we can share the joy after all the
suffer ness atthat time. in the moment,I am very busy here because of the
investment projects which me andthe new partner are having at hand, finally,
remember that I hadforwardedinstruction to the my secretary on your behalf to
receive that money,so feel free to get in touch with ben he will send the
amount to youwithout any delay.Best Regardsbarristerdudumu








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Microcamp

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