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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.
• 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.
  • mrsfeliciachiugo@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: office_file41@microcamp.com.br
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:09:11 -0300
Subject: Dear Friend,






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 some how.





Now contact my secretary in BENIN her name is Mrs.Felicia Chiugo,his
Email:(mrsfeliciachiugo@yahoo.fr)ask her to 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 the past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter.i appreciated your efforts at that time verymuch.so
feel free and get intouched with my financial secretary Mrs.Felicia Chiugo
and give her 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 Mrs.Felicia Chiugo without any dellay.





 she, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your
Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach him
via this very E-mail address; (mrsfeliciachiugo@yahoo.fr) Fell free to
contact my secretary





 Best Regards





Dr.Mark Marion




_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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