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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.)
• 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: BARRISTER GUILIAUME <pascal_consultant@zwallet.com>
Reply-To: barristerpascal@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:20:33 +0100
Subject: RE: INVESTMENT REQUEST



MR. PASCAL GUILIAUME
CORSO VITTORIO EMANUELE 11. N° 234/237
TORINO ITALY.
2006/12/01

Dear Sir/Madam,
Please do not be surprised on receiving this email. Though we might not have
a personal relationship or have met each other, we could work together on
this project I am about to introduce to you. First I would like to introduce
myself. My name is GUILIAUME PASCAL (Barrister) I am a financial consultant based in Turin Italy. I have a client ( A widow) from Zimbabwe and she has Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only (USDM4.500,000.00) with a private security company for safekeeping in ITALY she had indicated her interest to invest on properties in your country This is her choice country and hence my contacting you. Her interest is in properties in choice areas with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in you/your company, if your country' bi-laws allows foreign investment. And she is willing to offer you 15% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish. You can contact me for more details via phone , fax or the above indicated Email: barristerpascal@libero.it with your reference for more details.
Yours faithfully,
MR. PASCAL GUILAUME
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related
offences and this transaction need utmost confidentiality.

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