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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • revgodwinmark@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Drjames=20Alberto?= <drjamesalberto40@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: drjamesalberto12@sify.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:23:06 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Go and contact Rev.Godwin Mark for your compensation


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: drjamesalberto40@yahoo.in



- My Dear friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fundstransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from India,Presently i'm in India for investment projects with my own share ofthe total sum.meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts andattempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that itfailed us some how.Now contact my Rev in Benin RepublicHis name is Rev.Godwin MarkEmail: (revgodwinmark@yahoo.com)Ask him to send you the total of $1.800,000.00 Million which i kept foryour compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist mein this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. sofeel free and get in touch with him and instruct him where to sendthe amount to you.Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we canshare the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment,I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me andthe new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I hadforwarded instruction to him on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get in touch with Rev.Godwin Mark on(revgodwinmark@yahoo.com) he will send the amount to you withoutany delay.Yours FaithfullyDr.James Alberto.

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