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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:
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • umarfrank@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MULTIPLE CHOICE LTD <multiple_choiceltd@e-mail.ro>
Reply-To: multi_choiceltd@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:43:36 +0300
Subject: Thanks for all your efforts


Dear VICTIMNAME ,

Good day and how are you together with your family? I still believe you still recognize who is writing, though it has been a long time, but I will never forget your efforts and co-operations towards assisting me, which unfortunately did not work out with you. Maybe that was not the will of god for you to be the one to assist me. One thing I know is that
the fact that there are so many bad people in the world and has created ugly impression in the hearts of many that we may not even know when good fortune came to us. That was your problem...

But all the same, my efforts was not in vain, I ran into a good man who helped me to transfer the fund directly to a friend in Switzerland, and right now I am in Swiss for my investment and by the grace of god, I am doing fine, I hope to return to my country by next month and may be in my next schedule I will come to your country to see you and to discuss one or two things with you. if you could be kind enough to welcome me.
Based on your efforts and commitments and to erase the ugly impression you had about me during the little time I worked with you, I decided to leave US$75,000 (seventy five thousand us dollars) for you, just to say thank you for your efforts, so that you will not
feel abandoned.

I left the money with my company lawyer who now runs my business outfit multi choice ltd which I established immediately we concluded the transfer of the money. I purposely left the money in a certified cheque so that there will be no temptation of the Lawyer tampering with the money.

So I will advice you to contact him and advice him on how to remit this us$75,000 to you. I have already told him and given him your details, but i know he might be waiting for your first contact. So go ahead and reach him to collect the money.

Please take care ok, and have a nice time, by the grace of god I hope to meet you in your country when I come.

The lawyer's contact:
Barrister Umar Frank
Umar law cha mbers,
Suite 12 Umar law house
Victoria island,
Lagos Nigeria
Telephone: + 234 803 724 0458
Email: umarfrank@myway.com

As soon you get the money, please do not forget to update me

REGARDS
MULTI CHOICE LTD
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