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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.

Fraud email example:

From: mahmoud mohamed <ma_m001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <vivianobas@o2.pl>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:47:02 +0100
Subject: Good day ,


Good day ,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Asia who is an international business man.Presently I'm in Asia for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary, her contact is:Name: Miss. Vivian ObasiEmail:vivianobas@o2.plEmail:vivianobas@o2.plTel: =23417631512Ask her to send you the total US $450,000 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Miss. Vivian Obasiand instruct herwhere to send the amount to you.Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that oney, so feel free to get in touch with Miss. Vivian Obasi and she will send the amount to you without any delay.With best regards.Sen Mahmoud
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