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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:
  • "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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: "williams nwobu" <williams.nwobu13@torba.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:02:14 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY


GOOD DAY,

I am Barrister williams nwobu, an external security auditor of ALLIED
SECURITY STORAGE STD. It happened that I got this secret from a friend of
mine who is among the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents (ICEA) in
IRAQ . http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.


Two US soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division deposited a box on behalf of
unknown personnel with our company in Iraq during the war but were dead on
duty. Since this deposit was not made on their name and the real depositor
was no where to be found and suspected dead, I wish to solicit your
partnership to come forward for this claim. This consignment contains ($45
millions dollars) forty-five millions United State Dollars. I secured the
information of the consignment from the jacket file now I have used my VETO
POWER to move it to our branch Security Company in


AkPaKPa Benin, which I did not let them know about the contents in the
box, so it
was deposited as family treasures for security reasons but can not be able
to lay hands on the consignment as a staff of the company.If you are
trustworthy and reliable I will allow you to communicate with the security
company direct upon the receipt of your reply also include your full name
and phone number in order to know what step to take and to give you the
details of the transaction. I am ready to go 50/50 with you and will give
you all necessary information to come forward for the claiming of this
consignment

Thanks,

Yours sincerely,
Barrister williams nwobu Reply To This Email;(williams_nwobu17@live.fr)

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