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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 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.)
  • "barr." (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: "Barr\. Fred KABORE" <fredkabore@bol.com.br>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:38:20 -0300
Subject: From, Barrister Fred KABORE.


Dear friend,

With due respect, don’t be surprise by receiving this message from me, I am Barrister Fred KABORE the Financial Attorney to late Mr. John Korovo who died in plane crash with his entire family on September terrorist attack that happened in United State of America which you maybe aware, I requesting your assistance by handle this transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me, (30% for you, 60% for me and 10% to cover up any expenses that maybe incurred during the process of carryout the transaction)

The transaction is to assisting me as per foreigner for us to penetrate below started fund into your account as next of kin to my abovementioned late client. my deceased left $14.2 Million dollars in BICIA-Bank here in Burkina Faso and the reason why I contacting you is that, the deceased surname is similar as yours which we can easily penetrate the fund into your account without any problem because I have all the necessary documents and information to backup the transfer.

The fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting for the claim, since the died of Mr. John Korovo, the bank call me to release his next of kin for the claim but because there’s no one left for me to contact that is the reason why I wanted to make the business with you and release the fund to you because the stipulates here in our country is again that any indigene cannot stand as next of kin to foreigner, so this is my intention of contacting you. I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response.

You should be aware and regard this transaction as top secret because I don’t want anyone to know about this operation till you confirm the fund in your account.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully.
Barr. Fred KABORE.

NB: don’t entertain any atom of fear with any branch of law we shall pass through during the process because is my duty to take care of that because I have all the necessary documents and information to backup as proof.

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