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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.
  • john_henry0333@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: tony_1ben@microcamp.com.br
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 11:41:49 -0300
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION OF $1.2,000,000.00 USD


My
Dear. I'm
happy to
inform
you about
my success
in getting
those
funds
transferredunder
the
com-opersation
of a new
partner
from
Madrid
Spain.recently  
I'm in
Madrid
Spain for
investment
projects
with my
ownshare
of
the  
total
sum.mean
while,i
didn't
forget
your past
efforts
and
attempts
to assist
me in
transferring
those
funds
deposited
that it
failedus
some
how.But  
kindly
contact
my
Secretary.Now
contact
my 
secretary,hisname
is Mr John
Henry
Email(john_henry0333@yahoo.fr)
ask him to
send you
the total
sum of
$1.2,000,000.00
Million
Usd which
i kept for
your
compensation 
for all
the past
efforts
and
attemptsto
assist me
in this
matter.I
appreciated
your
efforts
atthattimevery
much.so
feel free
and get in
touched
with my
secretary
Mr,John
Henry and
instructed
him where
to  
send
the 
amount to
you.Please
do let me
know
immediately
you
received
it so
that we
both 
can hare
the joy
after all
the
sufferness
at that
time.in
the
moment, i
m very
busy here
because of
the
investment
projects
which i
and the
new
partner
are
having at
hand,
finally,
remember
that
I  
had 
forwarded
instruction
to the
secretary
on your
behalf to
received
that
money,
so  
feel free
to get in
touch with
Mr,John
Henry he
will send
the
amount.
to 
you
without
any
delay.God
bless
you,best
regardsBarr,Tony
Ben
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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