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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.

Fraud email example:

From: Princess Carolina <pcth5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <bencyril@rixmail.se>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:40:43 +0100
Subject: Compensation From Miss. Princess Carolina T.Hart. and Family.



Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently my mother and I are in Paraguay for investment projects with our own share of the total sum, meanwhile, we didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist us in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact our good friend whom accommodated us and helped us in several ways while we were still struggling for the deal then in Republic of Benin his name is BEN CYRIL through his e-mail address(bencyril@rixmail.se) ask him to send you the total sum of $750,000.00 which we kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist us in this matter.
My mother and I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with God sent friend MR.BEN CYRIL and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Please do let us know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.
In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I my mother and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to Mr. Ben Cyril on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Best regards,Miss. Princess Carolina T.Hart.
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