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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.
  • edith_paul202@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office_file35@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:10:22 -0300
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY


Attn: My Dear,COMPLIMENT,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Dominican
Republic.Presently I'm in Dominican Republic 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 despite that it failed us
some how.Now contact my secretary in Benin rep Africa,his name is Edith Paul
E-mail (edith_paul202@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send you the total cash chaque
of  $800.000.00 DOLLARS  which I kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Edith Paul and instruct him where to send the amount to you.Do it
fast before the CASH CHAQUE EXPIRED.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 in Dominican Republic  because
of the investment projects which myself and the new partner are having at
hand without confrontations, finally, Remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that CASH CHAQUE, so
feel free to get in touch with Edith Paul  my secretary he will send the
CHAQUE to you without any delay.With best regards,BARRISTER Mike Godwin.
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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