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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.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • barr.john_k@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: malik mohammed <malikmohammed01@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:44:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Compesation


Dear Mr Cort Urnerder,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the Co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. I know you might not remember me, but i never forget a favour done to me.
However, i want you to contact my attorney, his name is Barrister John Kingsly via Email: (barr.John_k@yahoo.fr) or his phone number 00229 95450371. ask him to send you a cheque of the total sum of $80.000 .00USD (Eighty thousend United states dollars) which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my ttorney Barrister John Kingsly and instruct him on how to send the money to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the troubles at that time. Meanwhile, Iam very busy here because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are handling at present.
Finally, remember that I have already instructed my attorney to make the payment to you as soon as you contact him.So feel free to get in touch with Barrister John Kingsly , he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Best Regards,
DR MALIK MOHAMMED.


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