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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:
  • "barr." (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.
  
• 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.
  • laphillip202@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrlarryphillip" <barrlarryphillip@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:35:58 -0600
Subject: LARRY MARTINS & ASSOCIATES


FROM: BARR. LARRY PHILLIPS
LARRY MARTINS & ASSOCIATES
15, Westgate, Mansfield,
Nottinghamshire, NG18 1RX UK
laphillip202@yahoo.com

Attn Sir/Madam,


I am the Legal Representative to Dr.Jean Bertrand Aristide
formerPresident of Haiti.

My client has a business investment, which he would need your
assistance if you will be willing to assist. He wants to invest in your

country.

Dr.Jean Bertrand Aristide deposited some valuable things with a Finance

Firm before He left his office on political asylum. He would like to
have your assistance so that this valuable things will be invested in
your country on any profitable investment and also place you as the new

beneficiary of the said investment.

Hence I contacted you. If you are willing to assist my client please do

not delay to get back to me so that we shall know where exactly to
invest before we proceed.
Please re-confirm to me if this is Online
with what you have in= your record and also re-confirm to me the
followings


1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile

3) company name,position and address.

4) Profession,age merital status

MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES; laphillip202@yahoo.com


Your urgent response will expedite action on this transaction.
Looking forward to your response.

Yours truly.

BARR. LARRY PHILLIPS(ESQ).

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