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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: peter norton <barrister_peter_norton@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 06:28:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM PETER NORTON


Atten:Mr Belial Ablo,
I am in recipt of your email and it content noted,I am right now in Ghana having meeting with the ecowas chairman Dr Gido Usman, in infact I am sorry that I did not inform you about this,I am making all the necessary arrangement to see that this consignment funds will move successfully not to have any stop over until it get to your forwarding adress,the delivering of this consignment I hope with the your sending I will settlement all the necessary concerning the issue of stop over,
For the money your sending please I advice you to send it true western union money transfer immediately,how to send the $25000 you will send it bit by bit in difrience western union so that I can receive it immediately please check the information below,or you can send $10,000 us dollars today then tomorrow you send the rest in two difience place in my name,
1 Ghana name of the country
2 City Accra
3 name barrister peter Norton,
4 sender name,
5 question and answer,
6 control number
further more I have been trying to reach you on phone today no way,your line was not going please try and open your phone,so that we can be in constant communication till Monday next week,
thanks for your cooperation
barr peter Norton
Principal Pathner call me on this line
00233 246414324




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