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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033289971 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • smon_beze@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "maryam" <maryambbbb@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:52:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CALL MY LAWYER NOW


Dear sirHow are you doing today?, hope you are fine with yourfamily?, i am very grateful you and happy that youresponsed to my mail which i sent to you forassistance. I am to let you know that this transactionwill commence the begining of cordial businessrelationship between both parties.I hereby want to assure and let you know thistransaction is 100% risk free if only you can keepsealed lips without disclosing anything concerningthis transaction with anyone. As you may understand iam still under house arrest and been monitored by thefederal government of Nigerian security searchlight,so i will not like whatever that will open up thistransaction to any third party ok.I am very happy and glad that i have someone in yourperson that so many years of business back ground as ido not have any, that is reason why you will undertake the responsibilty of assisting me to invest myfunds into any lucrative business of your closesupervision there in your country, based on the fact iam
still under house arrest. We my happiness now isthat they have grant my son Mohammed on bail at themoment.As a matter of urgency, i hereby advise that youshould urgent contact my legal attorney barristerSOLOMON EZE whom i have mandated to carry out thistransaction on my behalf since i am not opportune todo so. Be prepared to proceed to Europe where you willgo and pick up the consignment from the securitycompany where the funds in question was depositedimmediately after hearing news about my husbandsdeath.pls i want you to send us your tel/fax number so thatmy attorney will contact youI have decided to offer you 25% of the total sum 5%will be for whatever expenses that will be incurred,Be informed that you are the new beneficiary as aletter of identification will be sent to the securitycompany in Europe so that they can identify you as thenew beneficiary. Most importantly, i hereby want tolet you know that every necessary required documentswhich you will be required to pick up
the consignmentfrom the security company in Europe will be faxed toyou by my legal attorney.Please do contact my legal attorney immediately on hisdirect tel, number +234-80-3328-9971. or(smon_beze@yahoo.co.uk ). He will give details of whatyou will be required to do urgently.Thank you and god bless, as i look forward to yourkind urgent response.Best regards,Mrs Abacha

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