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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: =?utf-8?q?Steve=20Mark?= <sst_mark22@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:04:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: COMPENSATION


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:sst_mark22@yahoo.com.co



- My Dear , Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from me. I'm to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently ,I'm in South Korea. Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist, despite it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary in Benin, her name is Mrs.Rita John, Email,ritajohn4@live.fr,Ask her to send you the sum of $700.000.00 which i kept for you in a cashier check.let me know once you receieve it. Regards.Steve Mark.

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