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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:

• 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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348058666527 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • thomasjackson60@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Stan Rolla" <stanrollachambers@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 05:37:26 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Compensation.


Dear Hackett,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Spain.

Presently I’m in Spain 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.

Now contact my secretary in Nigeria his name is Mr. Thomas Jackson on email, thomasjackson60@yahoo.com Phone +234-805-866-6527. I ask him to send you the total sum of $300,000 (Three hundred thousand dollar), which I kept as 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 secretary, Mr. Thomas and instruct him where 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 suffer ness at that time. In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remembers that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf, to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Thomas Jackson he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best Regards

Barrister Stan Rolla.



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