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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • info_mclarenchambers@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: linda santors <linda_santors4u1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:36:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I cannot let you down.


Dearest VICTIMNAME,

I got your mail and i want to let you know that what i have proposed to you is a serious matter which requires urgent attention,again i am very sorry because of what happened to you so i promise never to let you down in this transfer until my money gets into your bank account in london.I want to let you know that i am taking your trust for me to deep of my heart so i cannot withold any information concerning the transfer of my money from you.

I want also to inform you that I have met with the Director of Foreign Remittance Department of the bank to know how to get the money transfered into a foreign account .The Bank director told me that what i have to do is,Since the money is going to be received by my trustee in Oversea,that i will come up with some Legal Documents from the Ministry of Justice and Finance here in Cote D'Ivoire to enable the bank be able to transfer this money into a foreign account without hindrance because the money was deposited in a suspence account by my late father.


Then i asked him if my partner can get the legal document from his country? but he said "NO"because the money is being transfered from Cote D'Ivoire to Oversea and not from Oversea to Cote D'ivoire,this is the reason why i must get the Legal Documents here in Cote D'ivoire.

I asked the Director that since I don't know where to get the documents,he should help me in getting these Legal Documents,then he introduced me to a lawyer attached to their Bank,i had a discussion with him,the lawyer told me that my partner should contact him with his original name and address,and also if we come up with his terms of job that he will get the Legal Document for us without a moment delay he also promised to follow up the transfer until the money gets into your Bank account in your country.

Here Is The Contact Of The Attorney:

MACLAREN CHAMBERS
Barrister:Mark Dangogo
Tel 00225-0819-6899
Fax 00225-2156-4879.
Email info_mclarenchambers@lawyer.com
Country/City: Cote D'Ivoire,Abidjan
Postal address:16 bp 1935 abidjan 16 cote d'Ivoire

Please all you will do for me is to contact the lawyer by calling him (Barrister Mark Dangogo) and ask him to get all the Legal Documents and give to the bank so that they can transfer the money into your account,i want you to let him know that you are my Trustee,who is suppose to receive the money on my behalf.

I want you to know that I have prayed and fasted over my present situation and have asked the Almighty to direct me to someone that will be trustworthy and will help me out with the Transfer of this money to Oversea and i found you and my spirit did accept you that is why i revealed the secret to you and you are the only one i have revealed about the money so please and please do handle this matter with utmost confidentiality for the security of my money because this is the only thing i have in this life and my future will be in danger if anything happens to it.

Please send your picture in your next mail,try to contact the lawyer and make him see the urgent need for the transfer of my money so that i can join you as soon as possible because the political sitaution in the country Cote d'ivoire fomer (IVORY COAST) is very bad and nobody knows what happens the next munite as the rebels has taken almost the northern part of the country.

I will be expecting your mail urgently.

Respectfully Yours,
Linda



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