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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • drbarryclement@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barry Clement" <drbarryclement02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barryclement@inmail24.com
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:03:34 +0000
Subject: Dear beloved i need to hear from you

Good day to you, I want you to patiently read this offer.
I am Dr. Barry Clement.
The Assistant to the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in
Europe. I am the link man between the Organization For
Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum
sector in the European countries. I also attend OPEC
meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspices of World Bank.
Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was
able to make the sum of $10.5 million US dollars, which is
currently deposited in a Security company in Europe. I want
you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it
directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of
conduct bureau forbids me to acquire such amount of money.
It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance,
If you will be interested, claim documents have been
processed and will be sent to you. The documents with which
the fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you as the
new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the
fund on my behalf.
I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance, while
60% will be for me and 10% will be for expenses that may be
incurred on both sides. I am aware of the international
monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and 7 July
2005 London bombings, to avoid any state of financial
investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper
from the relevant body which will
exonerate the money from either drug, money laundered or
terrorist
related proceeds, his information is also open for scrutiny.
Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private email:
drbarryclement@gmail.com, on the receipt
of your mail indicating interest. I want to assure you
that there is no risk attached in this transaction. You
should also provide me with your private telephone and fax
numbers for easier communication.
Expecting your response.
Best regards,Dr Barry Clement.

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