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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 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.
  • johneddie2007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chigozie_obi@microcamp.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 11:49:25 -0300
Subject: GOOD NEWSAND CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR$800.000 IMMEDIATELY.




  





GOOD DAY





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
despitethat it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary,his name is john
eddieEMAIL :(johneddie2007@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send you the total $800.000
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 john eddie 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 john eddie without any delay.





Best Regards,





Hon CHIGOZIE








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