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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • m_mr.michael@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr John caba" <mcaba7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: m_mr.michael@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:15:31 +0200
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary !!!


Dear Friend,
I did not forgot your past effort and attemps to assist me, now I'm happy to
inform you that i have suceeded in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from Japan. Now Contact my secretary ask him
for($800.000.00 USD)for your compensation his,name is Mr. Michael Makoko,
and his E-mail:(m_mr.michael@yahoo.com)

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in
touched with my secretary and instruct him where to send the amount 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 me and the new partner are having
at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary
on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.
Michael Makoko,he will send the amount to you without any delay

1,Your Full Name.........
2,Delivery address........
3,phone number............
4,email address...........

Regards
Mr John caba

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