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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "dan adams" <larryadams_59@msn.com>
Reply-To: ayoben@ayotaffa.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:28:24 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY.

DEAR SIR,

NATURALLY I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE ALL THE
SAME PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF ,I AM BARRISTER AYO TOFFA LEGAL/FINANCIAL
ADVISER TO GOVERNOR DIEPREYE ALAMIEYESEIGHA ,THE GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE
IN NIGERIA,WHO IS CURRENTLY IN DETENTION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN
LONDON ENGLAND FOR HAVING THE SUM OF 1 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING IN
HIS HOUSE IN LONDON AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE PUTTING HIM UNDER
INVESTIGATIONS WITH ALL HIS ASSETS BEING FROZEN BOTH HERE AND ABROAD.

I AM WRITING YOU THIS MAIL TO SOLICIT YOUR HELP IN SECURING SOME OF GOVERNOR
DIEPREYE ALAMIEYESEIGHA'S FUNDS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN A BANK,THE FUND IS
$15 MILLION ,I AM WRITING YOU THIS MAIL AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO
ASSISTS US WITH YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WERE THE $15 MILLION WILL BE
TRANSFERED,IF YOU ACCEPT TO ASSIST IN SECURING THIS FUNDS YOUR SHARE WILL BE
25% OF THE ENTIRE FUNDS.

ALL LEGAL CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY WILL BE DONE BY ME WITH UTMOST SECRECY AND
URGENCY, SO I WANT YOU TO WRITE ME BACK THROUGH IMMEDAITELY YOU RECIEVE THIS
MESSAGE CONFIRMING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.
I WILL BE URGENTLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

FOR FURTHER AUTHENTICATION,GO TO THIS
WEBSITE:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4291350.stm

YOUR FRIEND
AYO TOFFA
FOR GOVERNOR
DIEPREYE ALAMIEYESEIGHA


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