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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447031943965 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Andrew Malina" <andrewmalina@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewmalina@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:16:04 -0500
Subject: INQUIRY


Barrister Andrew Malina.
Telephone: +447031943965.

Dear Sir/Madam.

This is Barrister Andrew Malina, as i have above indicated,i am a Lawyer
working with the legal department of the united nation office here in
London,You see a lot of companies are using internet to steal money and
this has been my fear.

My purpose of writing you is to see if you can be my offshore representative
because i want to make some investment,just what i need from you is to
make a very good research on the kind of investment that will be lucrative
in your country.

After you might have get through with this i will send my lawyer to meet you
in person for first discussion then if you and him reach to a nice
conclusion i can then arrange on how we can meet face to face too for final
discussion and signing of memorandum of understanding.

If you can be able to handle the project reply me so that we can talk about
it,you can call me with the above mentioned telephone number that is my
private number.Also while replying try and include me your telephone too.

Best Regards,

Barrister Andrew Malina.

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