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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • +2348062849688 (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.
  • barrjohnkalu147@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barrjohnkalu147@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MISS HOPE OBI <miss_hope_obi_02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:19:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Contact My Late Fathers Lawyer


Dear Friend,

Thanks so much for your mail, May God bless you for me.

At present am taking refuge at Badagry refugee camp, about 10km from Nigeria boarder, this is because my father's family want me death after taking over all my father's properties and investments so i have to run for me dear life.

However, I will advise you to contact my father's lawyer(Barrister John Kalu) immediately with your full details(FULL NAME,CONTACT ADDRESS, PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER, AGE, SEX, PLACE OF ORINGIN etc), he will direct you on the process of getting the legal documents for the transfer of the money to you .

Find below my father's lawyer information’s so that you call him immediately to commence with this transaction.
Barrister John Kalu
Lagos Nigeria
Tel: +234-806-284-9688
Fax: +234-4809149
Email: barrjohnkalu147@yahoo.com
barrjohnkalu147@lawyer.com

I advise you to liaise with him with an open heart and he will certainly see to the logical conclusions of this transaction legally as well as answer to all your question.

Again i want you to make sure you keep this transaction confidetial and never disclose it to anybody till the transfer is concluded becuase i don't want you nor me to be harm during the transfer processing as said by the lawyer for security reasons.

Please act urgently and get back to me. I have equally notified my father's lawyer to this effect and he expects to hear from you soonest.

Lastly i will like to use part of the fund to help the less-privilege with no parents in your country.

Let me hear good news from you.

Warm regards,

Miss Hope Obi


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