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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.
  • sarenson66@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: mudia saint <mudia_smart40@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:19:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: COMPENSATION!!!


Dear Friend,

Its been quite a long time and maybe you may have forgotten completely about me and my transaction. In all case, I thank God and I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from paraguay.

Presently I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't and can not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds to your care despite that it failed us some how ,may be it was the will of God but salute so much your effort and encouragement during my trial period.

Now contact my account officer, Mrs. Sarah Benson,in Federal,
Republic of Nigeria immediately through his e-mail: sarenson66@gmail.com Ask him to send you the total of Seven Hundred Thousand U.S.dollars ($700.000.00usd), which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

Honestly I appreciated your good efforts at that time very much. You have to note that I am not an ingrate. So feel free and get in touched with the lawyer and instruct him where to send the amount to you as soon as
possible.

Please do let us know immediately you receive the draft so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time in the moment, we are very busy here because of the investment projects which us and the new partners are having at hand in paraguay here.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the lawyer on your behalf so that you receive that money smoothly,You have to feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,

Saint Mudia.


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