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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:
  • "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.
• 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.
  • frank.benson26@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:49:10 +0100
Subject: Now contact my secretary






Attenition/ your Fund For Compensation.It is my pleasure

to let you know about my success in getting those fund

transffered under the cooperation of a new partner from

Japan.I didn't forget your past efforts to assist me in

transffering those funds.

Now contact my secretary Mr Frank Benson his

emailis(frank.benson26@yahoo.fr ) Ask him to send you

the total $850,000.USD BANK DRAFT which i raised for

your compensation.

so feel free and get intouched with him and give him

your address where to send the DRAFT to you,Do Let me

know immediately you receive it okay so feel free to get

intouch with him.

Best Sincerely
Barrister Anthony Okoye.

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