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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:

• 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.)
• 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.
  • j_owen_1@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "david " <david_chuk@rediffmail.com>
Date: 20 Apr 2007 07:24:15 -0000
Subject: Contact Him Now


Dear Friend,
I\'m happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently Im in Paraguay for an investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn\'t forget your past efforts and attempts in getting the fund transfer into your Bank Account but it failed us some how, Now contact my ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC, BENIN REPUBLIC, his name is MR John Owen.
ON his E-mail Address; ( j_owen_1@yahoo.fr).&nbsp;ask him to send you the total sum of $900.000.00,US DOLLAR&nbsp; which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, So feel free and get in touch with my ACCOUNT OFFICER MR John Owen. and tell him where to send your Check of $900.000.00, US DOLLAR immediately.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I\'m very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my account officer on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Take care of yourself i hope to meet you soon.
With best regards,
Barrister David.

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