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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:
  • "of which your share shall be" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "acceptance of this proposal through my above stated email address" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031848404 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • morrisdonald1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Morris Donald" <morrisdonald@donaldchambers.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:21:37 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

From Federal Ministry of Works and Housing London U.K
107 south 1st street
London wdh8k3 U.K
TELL:+44-7031848404
TELL:+44-7031921549
TELL:+44-7031921561
FAX:0044-7030403920

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates of landed properties
in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance
Allocations of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in London
U.K.Considering his very strategic and influential position, he would want
the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible. He further wants
his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now,until the completion of
the transaction.Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.I have therefore
been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our overseas agent in
order to actualize this transaction.
The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we intend to carry out our
proposed investments in your country is presently in a coded account at the
TRUST BANK LTD WITH Account no# 1002360976 we need your assistance to
transfer the funds to your country in a convenient bank account that will be
provided by you before we can put the funds into use in your country. For
this, you shall be considered to have executed a contract for the Federal
Ministry of Works and Housing in London U.K for which payment should be
effected to you by the Ministry, The contract sum of which shall run into
US$50 Million, of which your share shall be 30% if you agree to be our
overseas agent.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is
successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own share
in acquiring some estates abroad.For this too you shall also serve as our
agent.In the light of this,I would like you to forward to me the following
information:

1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication.
4: Contact address
You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal through my
above stated email address, after which we shall discuss in details the
modalities for seeing this transaction through.
Your quick response will be highly appreciated.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
morrisdonald1@yahoo.co.uk
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Morris



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