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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "george esq" <georgeesq01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:13:41 +0200
Subject: Contact my secretary in Benin his name is Mr James Okuku


*Attn, My Dear Friend.

Longest time, i hope all is well together with your family,if so glory be to
God almighty.Well,Sorry to hear this news andunderstand that the fault is
not from me.I'm happy to inform you aboutmy success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of anew partner from paraguay.
Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of total
sum.meanwhile, i didn't forget yourpast efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring this fundsdespite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Beninhis name is Mr James Okuku on his

e-mail address stated below : **jamesokuku@voila.fr* <jamesokuku@voila.fr>
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Ask him to send you thetotal Amount of $950,000.00 u.s dollars which i kept
for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me
inthis matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So
feelfree and get in touched with my secretary James Okuku and instruct
himwhere to
send the check and send him your contact information like home address and
phone number so that he will submit it to the courier company where i
directed him for the check to be sent to your designated address without any
delay.*

*Please do let me know immediately if youreceive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at thattime ok, In the moment, Im
very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having athand,finally,remember that I have forwarded
instruction to thesecretary on your behalf to instruct the courier company
to send thecheck to you as soon as you send your details information without
delay,so feel free to get in touch with Mr James Okuku he will
informcourier to send the check immediately to you
without any delay as iinstructed him to do.

Thank you and may God Bless you.*

*BestRegards,
Barrister.George Esq
CONTACT HIM **jamesokuku@voila.fr* <jamesokuku@voila.fr>
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