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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • bosco2424@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mariostef@inbox.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • desanario@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER.FRANCO BUFFON L.L.D <bosco2424@wanadoo.es>
Reply-To: mariostef@inbox.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:14:06 +0200
Subject: LEGAL ADVISER,ADVOCATING


LEGAL ADVISER,ADVOCATING STUDIO LEGALE ASSOCIATION,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR,MORTGAGE BROKER
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER & BROKER
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT CONSULTANT OUR RIF 5072TGV
CORSO PALERMO TORINO ( ITALY.)
EMAIL:bosco2424@wanadoo.es
EMAIL:mariostef@inbox.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please do not be surprised on receiving this letter, Though we might not
have a personal relationship or have met each other, we could work together
on this project. First let me introduce myself.
My name is FRANCO BUFFON (Barrister) I am a financial consultant based in
Turin Italy. I have a client ( A widow) from Zimbabwe and she has Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only (US$10.500,000.00) with Banca di Rome for safekeeping in
ITALY she had indicated her interest to invest on properties in your country
This is her choice country and hence my contacting you. Her interest is in
properties in choice areas with potentials for rapid growth in long terms.
My client is interested in placing part of her fund to you/your company, if
your country's by-laws
allows foreign investment, and she is willing to offer you 15% of the total
fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of
your choice. You can contact me for more details via phone ,
fax or the above indicated Email address desanario@wanadoo.es
Yours faithfully,
BARRISTER. FRANCO BUFFON L.L.D
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related
offences and this transaction need utmost confidentiality.

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