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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.)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • billy_chambers_ci@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR JAMES AHMED <jamesahmed_1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:37:40 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attn, My Dear Friend.


Attn, My Dear Friend.

Longest time, i hope all is well together with your family,if so glory be to God almighty.Well,Sorry to hear this news andunderstand that the fault is not from me.I'm happy to inform you aboutmy success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of anew partner from paraguay.

Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of total sum.meanwhile, i didn't forget yourpast efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring this fundsdespite that it failed us some how.

Now contact Barrister Billy Koffi.
Tel/Fax,00225 66 11 21 40
( EMAIL;billy_chambers_ci@yahoo.ca


Ask him to send you thetotal Amount of $$800,000.00 u.s dollars which i kept foryour compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feelfree and get in touched with my secretary Barrister Billy Koffi. and instruct him here to send the check and send him your contact information like


1.Your Full Name................................
2.Your Home & Offie Address...............
3.Your Office & Home Tel Phone...........
4.Your Country Location..........................
5.Sex..........................


So that he will submit it to the couriercompany where i directed him for the check to be sent to your designated a ddress without any delay.

Please do let me know immediately if youreceive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at thattime ok, In the moment, Imvery busy here because of the vestmentprojects which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally,remember that I have forwarded instruction to thesecretary on your behalf to instruct the courier company to send the check to you as soon as you send your details information without delay,so feel free to get in touch with Barrister Billy Koffi. he will inform courier to send the check immediately to you
without any delay as iinstructed him to do.


Thank you and may God Bless you.
Best Regards,
Mr James Ahamed.



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