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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • o_johnson@88.am (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ojei johnson" <ojei_johnson2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: o_johnson@88.am
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:33:30 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP/PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

From:Barr.Ojei Johnson

o_johnson@88.am

I am Barrister.Ojei Johnson a personal lawyer to Mr. Herve Garboudes who
operates
an account with a finance company who perished in a plane crash swissair
Flight 111] with his wife and two children and the whole passengers aboard
on september 2nd 1998.
See link below for more details.
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /WORLD/americas/9809/05/swissair.transcripts/
Since the demise of this my client,

I personally has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all
has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds deposit of US$30m,
[THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS] which has been with (HALIFAX BANK
PLC) for a very long time. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name
shall be used as the Next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of
kin.
And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than
eight years,because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed
after this period. In view of this I got your contact through a trade
journal after realizing that you might stand as next of kin to the deceased.
And with respect to your personality, I will give you 40% of the total sum
while 60% will be mine. Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you
email on the next step we shall follow for us to actualize the transfer of
the funds to you for our mutual benefit.

I will not Fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for Fund transfer
can be finalized within 10 banking days.
When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail through
o_johnson@88.am signifying your Decision.
Respectfully,
Barr.Ojei Johnson

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