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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Benjamin Hugo <barristerben_hugo@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:20:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY


Hello parnikapal,


Waiting to hear from you,send to me the information needed becos time is not on our side.Thank you.

barrister ben


Panduranga Parnikapal <panduranga.parnikapal@foreign-workers.co.uk> wrote:

I apologise but I have been perusing our emails and something is causing doubts and making me hesitant. I have to ask, who gave to you my personal data? Just a few weeks ago, I met a kind young customer from Cameroon. Would you know this very same person? It might be that you got my contact information that way. It is necessary for me to understand this.

Please understand it would be a serious problem if there are some possibility of costs that are required from myself. I really do not have much money.

I wish for and await a accommodating answer from you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Panduranga Parnikapal

Looking after the rights for Asian workers in the UK. http://www.asiantribune.com/



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