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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.
  • kenneth_williams18@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: officefile_2006@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:51:05 -0300
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU


Good Day,My Dear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transffered under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.
Presently i'm in paraguay 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 transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow. Now contact
my secretary in BENIN his name is kenneth williams,his email is
(kenneth_williams18@yahoo.fr)ask himto send you the total $800.000.00 (EIGTH
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified bank draft which i raised in your
favour for your compensation for all t he past efforts and attempts to assist
me in this matter. i appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel
free and get intouched with my financial secretary kenneth williams and give
him your address where to send the draft to you.Please do let me know
immediately you receive it so 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 i and the new partner are having at hand,
finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to my financial secretary
on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch with kenneth
without any dellay.best regardsBarristerFrank John
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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