419 scam: <gegorydato02@yahoo.com> God's blessings from Barrister Gregory Dato

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- mrs.anitaeboy@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <gegorydato02@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:54:27 +0100
Subject: God's blessings from Barrister Gregory Dato

Hello Friend,
Compliments of the season and God's blessings from Barrister Gregory Dato. I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that Money transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Iran, Presently we are in Iran for investment projects. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring that money to your country, despite the hitches that we encountered, but at last God has answered our prayers.We would have contacted you before traveling, but due to the exigencies of that time, we had to leave impromptu.
Before leaving, I made provisions of which I am convinced that you will appreciate. Friends like you are very rare in this world, I feel heavily indebted to you and pray that almighty God to protect and preserve our families so that some other time in the nearest future we could still come together. Now contact my secretary in Republic of Benin as I left during the process of the getting the money from the bank.
Contact her and ask her to send to you the total sum of $1.470, 000.00 in ATM package which I raised in your favor for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts in assisting me in this transaction but unluckily it could not work out between us, but I really want to prove to you that there are real people in this world, which is 15% of the total sum from 9.8 Million dollars.
Mrs. Anita EboyEmail: mrs.anitaeboy@gmail.com

Send your details information to her to enable the ATM Package reach you direct.
Full Name:..................Residence Address:..........Phone Number:...............Country:....................
I really appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get in touch with her and give her your address where to send the package be send to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. I am very busy at the moment here in Iran because of the investment projects which the new partner and I are having at hand. It is just enormous the volume of legal papers needed as basic frame work for foreign investment in this country. In all, Iran is a beautiful investment friendly country and hospitable too.
Finally remember that I had forwarded an instruction to my secretary on your behalf to make sure that you receive that ATM CARD, so feel free to contact her without any delay.
Best regards and God Bless,
Barrister Gregory Dato.

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