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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.

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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • galimohammedd1@yahoo.com.hk
  • alimohammed@yandex.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?ALI=20MOHAMMED?= <alimohammedd1@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: alimohammed@yandex.ru
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 16:42:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ALI&CO, CHAMBER


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Galimohammedd1@yahoo.com.hk

ALI&CO, CHAMBER

72 Adelabu STR off Ikeja LAGOS ?NIGERIA.

Email:alimohammed@yandex.ru



I am Barrister Ali Mohammed (SAN) and I ontacting you on behalf of my

client Retired Air Vice Marshal and formal Minister of Aviation in my country. Present his been jail by the present Government for embursement and fraud for these all his account has been frozen.


Before this incident my client lodge some funds in a private depository

company and the fund is intended to be use for business relative to investment that will be profitable, lucrative through you or agency/company,


if you are interested to receive the investment funds in cash then you

are required to claim the funds on behalf of my client and initiate a proper and structured relationship.


The fund owner desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in

the handling of this matter.

Please Reply Via this box: alimohammed@yandex.ru



Sincerely,

Barrister Ali Mohammed

ALI&CO, CHAMBER

- ALI MOHAMMED

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