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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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993061066 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • frankumar@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office_file05@microcamp.com.br
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:31:41 -0300
Subject: contact mr frank




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'm in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share. 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,his name is Mr. Frank EMAIL : (frankumar@yahoo.fr)
you can reach him with this phone number +229-9306-1066 Ask him to send you
the total $850.000 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 Frank and instruct him where to send your check Draft to.





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'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 intouch with 
Frank  without any delay.





Best Regards,





Mr.mike ayode  





 


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Microcamp

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