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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +32488050600 (Belgium, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • joseph.seth1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • morrisalbert1@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3amorrisalbert1@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Morris" <morrisalbert@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 06:31:35 -0700
Subject: PLEASE ACCEPT IT WITH GOOD FAITH.-


Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I
hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity
to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished
transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other
best known to you.

But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out
of my bank to someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this
great venture through the help of the diplomat i told you about.Due to your
effort, sincerity,courage and trustworthiness' you showed at the course of
the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with
the sum of $450,000USD.

I have authorized my new lawyer who is now also my legal adviser to
transfer the sum of $450,000.00USD into your bank account from HSBC
BANK PLC,BRUSSELS branch.

My dear friend I will like you to contact the lawyer for the collection of
this money.

The name and contact address of the lawyer is as follows.

VICTORY LAW CHAMBERS BRUSELLS BELGIUM
CONTACT PERSON ; BARRISTER JOSEPH SETH
PHONE: +32488050600
Email: joseph.seth1@gmail.com

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which I and my new partner are having at hand in Paris France.Finally,
remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Lawyer on your behalf
to transfer the money from HSBC BANK PLC,BRUSSELS branch to your bank
account as soon as you contact him without delay.Please I will like you
to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart.Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you
soon.

Your Brother
Mr Morris Albert

Email:morrisalbert1@yahoo.es <Email%3Amorrisalbert1@yahoo.es>

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