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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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • nicolas_levis02@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: office_file35@microcamp.com.br
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 11:36:38 -0300
Subject: contact my secretary


Dear Friend, Longest time, i hope all is well together with your
family,if so glory be to God almighty.Well,Sorry to hear this news and
understand that the faultis not from me I'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation ofa new
partner from Antigua and Barbuda .Presently i'm in Antigua and Barbuda 
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile,i didn't
forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary in Benin his name
isNAME; Mr  NICOLAS LEVISEMAIL;----(nicolas_levis02@yahoo.fr )Tell him to
send you the total of $800.000.00 which i kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much.So feel free and get in touched with my
secretary Mr. NICOLAS LEVIS, and instruct him where to send the amount to
you.Please do let me know immediately you receive itso that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I?m very busy here
because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr
NICOLAS LEVIS,he will send the amount to you.GOD IS GREATRegards,Barrister
Charles Eze.THIS IS His E-MAIL ADDRESS;----- nicolas_levis02@yahoo.fr  
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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