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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • drkessinger@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Franca Donna" <francadonna04@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: drkessinger@sify.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:01:21 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend.I Did not Forget


*Dear Friend.*

*You might find it difficult to remember me again though it has not been
quite a long time, I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Australia Mr Alain Cooper.*

*Presently, I'm in South Asia for the purpose of surgery my own share of
the money, considering your effort during those trying period though it did
not workout, I have raised a 1.000.000.00EURO ICBBD] in your name as your
COMPENSATION but handed it over to a very good friend of mine in Benin
Republic Dr Kessinger*

*Therefore now, I want you to contact Dr kessinger on the information below,
he is the Transfer/Foreign Remittance Director of Eco bank Benin via his
E-mail :drkessinger@sify.com for him to advise you on how to send you the
ONE MILLION EURO INTERNATIONAL CASHIER BOND BANK DRAFT compensation fund.*

*Contact him with your below stated information for more details:*

* FULL NAMES.................
MAILING ADDRESS............
HOUSE TELEPHONE NUMBER..........
MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER.........*

* OCCUPATION.................*

* AGE..................*

* MARITAL STATUS..................*

*Let me know once you have received your fund to enable us share the joy
together.*

*Thanks and may God bless you.
Mrs Franca Donna*

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