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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:46:52 +0000
Subject: Re: music lesson for my son/instrument you can teach him


VICTIMNAME,
Thank you so much for your reply.Yes my son is just starting from the
scracth okay.Pls let me have the name,address and a phone number so that a
check could be sent to you and once you have received the check,you may then
notify me and my son can proceed to meet up with you okay.

Robert

>From: VICTIMNAME <lew.bronstein@gmail.com>
>To: robertbarris@msn.com
>Subject: Re: music lesson for my son/instrument you can teach him
>Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:16:33 +0900
>
>Dear Mr Barris,
>
>I'm a professional music teacher teaching violin and viola to students
>of all ages, beginner to advanced.
>
>I can provide lessons on all weekdays except Sundays and public holidays.
>
>What age is your son? Will he be starting from scratch or has he
>already taken lessons?
>
>I charge $40 per hour plus a per month fee of $60. For example, 4 full
>hour lessons + $60 come to $220.
>
>I am based in Seattle, WA.
>
>Yours sincerely
>
>VICTIMNAME
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, 16 November, 2005 19:25
>Subject: music lesson for my son/instrument you can teach him
>
>

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