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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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 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.
  • aifred_okoh@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "okoh" <aifred@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:11:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: offer of trust.




GOOD DAYMY NAME IS BARRISTER AIFRED OKOH. I WISH TO KNOW IF WE CAN WORKTOGETHER. I HAVE A LITTLE BOY OF 22 YEARS OLD WHOS FATHER IS MY CLIENT TILL DATE.THE FATHER IS BEING HELD FOR QUESTIONNING ON MISSMANAGEMENT OF FUNDS DURRING HIS TIME AS A DIRECTOR OF A FIRM .AS HIS PERSONAL LEGAL ASSISTANT.HE INSTRUCTED ME AND HIS SON TO RAISE A RELIABLE FORIEGN PATNER WHO WILL WORK WITH HIS SON AS A TEAM TO TRANSFER HIS PERSONAL TRESSURES IN HIS NAME OUT OF AFRICA FOR SAFE_KEEPING.AND WITH A SOLID ARRAGNMENT.HE IS READY/WILLING TO OFFER YOU SOME GRATITUDE OF PERCENTAGE AS YOUR EFFORT.HE DEPOSITED THIS PERSONALTRESSURES WITH A FINANCIALSECURITY INSTITUTION HERE.I SINCERELLY ASSURE YOU OF 100 PERCENT RISK FREE DURRING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PERSONAL MOBILE CONTACT TO ME FOR IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION AND LOTS MORE.I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU THROUGH MY PRIVATE MAIL AT : aifred_okoh@yahoo.com .BEST REGARDSAIFRED OKOH.

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