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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.
  • eydemaazisi@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: peter sogolo <mr_petersogolo2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:35:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MY secretary AND GET BACK TO ME


Dear Madras.House,
this the real thing you should for get the past fall go hand contact my secretary and get back to me ok,

Finally I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Monaco France. Presently i'm in Monaco for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. mean while,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transfering those funds despite that it failed us some how,

Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Pastor Eydema Azisi on Email:eydemaazisi@myway.com ask him to send you the total of $800.000.00 which i already written the check for your compensation as to appreciate your past efforts and attempts to assist me and to enable you continue with God work ,you should confirm your postal address to him so that he can courier the check to you

Mr.Peter Sogolo


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