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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.
  • klyn@mail2producer.com

Fraud email example:

From: "emma1970" <emma1970@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:08:53 +0000
Subject: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS


Dearest Friend,
This is to inform you about my success in getting the money moved under the coopration of a new partner from south korea.
Presently, i'm in south korea (seoul) investing my own part of the money.
Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempt to assist me in moving the large cash out of the country due to the stringent laws,despite that both of us could not make it.
Now contact my secretary,his name is Dr.Frank daniels and his email address is(klyn@mail2producer.com) ask him to send you the USD950,000.00 in a certified draft which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts that time so very much.
Therefore,feel free and get in touch with Dr.Frank and instruct him where to send the money to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the difficulties on the protocoals of the financial laws and hurdles at that time.At the moment, i am very busy here investing with my new partner.Finally,i have forwarded instruction to my secretary to send the confirmable Draft to you,so feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the Draft to you without any delay.
Best Regards,
Emmanuel Wogu(Chairman)
Champion Oil Merchant (uk) Limited

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