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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:

• 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.
  • bar_ben_rayama@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "nelson_donell32100" <nelson_donell32100@lycos.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:47:39 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT YOU DO THAT PLEASE MS VERENA


 Dear Ms Verena Frankgen,

Thanks for your mail.Ms Verena Try to undrsanted me the lawyer said that he need money for the changing of the documants in your name as the next of kin,
And the lawyer are now asking for money for him to be able to get the documants ready that is why i told you to contact him consining the documants and the money his talking about is 1000 eure of which i dont have all the money now that why i told you to help.And i want to inform you that any expensices you made on this projact will be paid back to you immietily.Please Ms Verena,all you have to do as soon as you receive this mail you have to go ahead and contact the lawyer.You have to contact him his ready for the documants now,
Here is his info:-

NAME:-Barrister Ben
ADDRESS:-james okiki, road 869 alaba
PHONE NUMBER:-234-808-468-7362
FAX NUMBER:-808-368-7362
EMAIL ADDRESS:-bar_ben_rayama@yahoo.com
As soon as you have contacted him i believe every thing will be well
Get back to me as soon as you have contacted him.and can you please give me your phone number.

I will wait to hear from you asap

Thanks

Nelson

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