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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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.)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • evan.lawson58@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "evan_lawson1 Gazeta.pl" <evan_lawson1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:39:23 +0200
Subject: Work with me.


*DEAR FRIEND,*

*COMPLIEMENT ,HOW IS EVERYTHING ? I HOPE YOU ARE ALRIGHT .
I AM BARRISTER EVAN LAWSON FROM LOME TOGO ,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO
DR.GRAHAM DOUGLAS FROM OIL RICH RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA , AND AS A MATTER OF
FACT AN OIL MERCHANT A ONE TIME MINISTER IN ABACHA GOVERNMENT .DR GRAHAM
DOUGLAS
IS A RENOWNED POLITICIAN IN THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMET . *

*I AM WRITING YOU TO DISCLOSE AN IMPORTANT AND A DISCRETE INFORMATION WHICH
I BELIEVED IS A GREAT FORTUNE FOR OUR BETTERMENT. DR.GRAHAM CAME TO LOME
TOGO DURING HIS TENURE IN ABACHA REGIME TO MY CHAMBER IN 1997 WITH A TRUNK
BOX WHICH HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT IN IT,BUT AFTER MUCH QUESTION AND
FINDINGS .HE THEN DISCLOSE TO ME THAT THE CONTENT OF THE BOX WAS DOLLAR
6.000.000.00(SIX MILLION DOLLAR). *


*THE AFORMENTIONED AMOUNT AS HE TOLD ME WAS PLANNED TO BE
TRANSFERED TO SWISS BANK FOR EFFECTIVE SECURITY ,BUT ALONG THE LINE HE
DECIEIDED TO SECURE THE MONEY HERE IN LOME TOGO WHICH HE REQUIRED MY
ASSISTANCE AND I DID IN SECURING THE MONEY IN A SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY
HERE IN LOME TOGO.*


*I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO COME IN AS MY ASSISTANT AND AS MY PARTNER IN
THIS DEAL, BECAUSE DR.GRAHAM DOUGLAS HAS PASSED ON FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW
AND NOBODY HAS EVER COME FOR THIS MONEY .I WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS
DR GRAHAM"S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CLAIM THE MONEY WHICH I WILL BACK YOU
UP WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE SECURITY
COMPANY .*

*PLEASE ,CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE ADDRESS AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED TO WORK WITH ME IN THIS TRANSACTION FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS.
AFTER YOU MIGTH HAVE GONE THROUGH MY LETTER PLEASE CALL ME SO THAT I WILL
LET YOU KNOW THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR REPLY HERE FOR URGENT FELLOWUP
**evan.lawson58@yahoo.com*<evan.lawson58@yahoo.com>

*YOURS SINCERELY ,
BARRISTER EVAN LAWSON (ESQ).
*

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