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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: moore ume <barrister_umm@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:15:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FORWARD TO ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER


Dear Madras House ,

i wish to use this time to tell you more of myself and my family
and also my late client, Actually i have been in legal practice for 20years
now,and also happly married with three kids,i am 50yrs
of age,also i have 3 legal practitioners under my
chamber. Meanwhile about my late client,i was his personal Attorney,that is why i got to know about this fund. my late client has been in my country ghana here for over fifteen years now,before this death which took him and his entire family,he was a real estate developer/contractor on roads/building.

Now my dear Madras ,you should not entertain any fear whatsoever,because this transaction is 100% risk free.knowing fully well that am a lawyer and i will
not like to do anything that will joepardise my image and reputation.
so my dear Madras kindly bring all your heart so that we can achieve this golden oppotuinty.All this started last month,when the bank directorcalled on my attention ,informing me of the new bankrules,of which he said that fund that are not claim before october this year 2006 will be confiscated by the federal goverment of my country,that is why i tooka bold step,which will profit both of us. i searchall through even going to thier embassy to to findout,if there is any relative left,but all this provedabotive.Infact i thank GOD who have brouht you to me,and i believe you will not seat on the fund when you receive it into your account until i come over there in your country ,i will also be glad to offer you 40% out of the total fund while i take 60% I know this transfer will not take more
than one week,if only you follow it and monitorthe bank's informations and also informing me ASAP. DO FORWARD ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION,AND ALSO TO ENABLE ME GO TO THE BANK AND OBTAIN THE APPLICATION OF CLAIM IN YOUR NAME ,SO THAT YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK,SO THAT THE CAN TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
BARR. MOORE UME Tel+233-24365-804 feel free to call me.




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