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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • barrister1giwa@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: okon udoma <udomaokon10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sampaker1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:31:14 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAST EFFORT/COMPENSATION



HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for you're great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best to known you.

But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in Praguay that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction i want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $950,000.00.
I have left an international certified bank check for you worth about $950,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Barrister Giwa Benson: for the collection of this international certified bank check haveauthorized to release the international certified bank check to you as soon as you contact him regarding this issue. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Also comply with Barrister Giwa Benson: so that he will send the check to you without any delay.

CONTACT: Barrister Giwa BensonEmail: barrister1giwa@yahoo.com

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your address where you want him to send the draft to you.

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 am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.
Contact him and kindly forgive me of the past.

Best regards,
Senator Udoma Okon.
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