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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:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • barristersanuel_law@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "GRACE ALAMIENYESEIGHA" <grace4real06@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 04:28:28 +0000
Subject: Good news

Dear Friend

    I am MRS. GRACE O. ALAMIENYESEIGHA, wife of MR. DEPREYE SOLOMON . PETERS ALASMIENYSEIGHA who recently esceped political brutality from United Kingdom to Nigeria after being arresed and charged to court for being in possession of "BPS.1.8 MILLION" (ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND STERLING) in our Water Garden W2 London residence on 15th Semptember 2005.

  Before his politically oriented arrest, my husband and I had deposited with a UK based finance security fim, the sum of "BPS 14.8 MILLION"(FOURTEEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) which we intended to invest in UK in addition to our well over "BPS12 MILLION"(TWELV MILLION POUNDS STERLING) assetts in United Kingdom.

  Following the advers aen pressure on my husband to come back to UK to the money laundary charge against him , even while he is currently facing the same trial in a Lagos high Court in Nigeria, there are indication that the British government may freez our millions worth of assetts in UK and if the British Government finds out about 14.8 MILLION POUNDS, my family will be put in jeopardy.Hence I need an honest and God fearing individuals or firm to help me transfer the "BPS14.8 MILLION" from Europe to any other part of the world where I can invest in a viable business venture.

  The terms and arrangement are that, you will have 20% of the tatal sum, 10% will take care of the expenses thst may be incured in the course of transfering the money, while I will invest the remaining 70% in viable business venture in your Country at your advers unbehalf of my family.

  If you are interested in this deal, please contact BARRISTER SAMUEL PETERSON AT BARRISTERSANUEL_LAW@HOTMAIL.COM ,he will keep you abreast of the necessary arrangement as well as other means of communication.But for now we can only communicate through e-mail for security reasons.

NOTE: This transaction is risk free in as much as you remain discrete about it.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Mrs. Grace Alamienyeseigha

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