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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.
  • mr.bensono@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:23:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: COMPENSATION


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:simthmicheal@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Sir,Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Meanwhile i didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Nigeria his name is MR. Benson Obi and email address is (mr.bensono@yahoo.it)ask him to send you the total $1.million USD which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much .so feel free and get intouch with my personal secretary MR. Benson Obi and instruct him where to send the amount to you.I am compensating due to the fact that your information which you sent to me during the transaction is what i used to pulled this fund,my partner from paraguay only finance the transaction.Again,I am compensating you incase if the bank contact you to make an inquries if you have received the transfered fund into your account.Pls inform the bank that you have received it.That is the major reason i am compensating you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. 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 My secretary on your behalf to send the fund to you,so feel free to get in touch with MR. Benson Obi he will send the amount to you without any delay.With best regards,MR Michael Smith.

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