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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:
  • "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.
  • l_kofi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jeffrobert " <robert027008smailbox@rediffmail.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 16:07:28 -0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS FOR YOU


&nbsp;My Dear,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.&nbsp;This is Jeff Robert writing to you once again,&nbsp;Thank you for the assistance rendered to me when i was really in need, it is a thing of joy to inform you that finally, I have succeeded in collecting the money at Long last.&nbsp;Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from London UK. Presently I'm in Europe for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.&nbsp;Meanwhile I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds that later failed some how, I have compensated you with the sum of $1.5M, One million five hundred thousand dollars. Now contact Barrister Lamine Kofi my lawyer in Ghana and his email address is :(l_kofi@hotmail.com) ask him to send the money to you the sum of $1.5, One million five hundred tho!
usand dollars which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with him and instruct him where to send the amount to you.&nbsp;Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here WITH MY STUDIES and the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.This Money, I have left it for you to Barrister Kofi, I have tried many times to talk to you on phone but you could not respond and I have no time for myself because we are very busy now.&nbsp; Jeff Robert.&nbsp;

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