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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
• 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.
  • emmaokafor@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Emmanuel Okafor <emmaokafor@k.ro>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:53:08 -0400
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear sir/ma I am Honourable Barrister Emmanuel Okafor, the personal attorney to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. I have specifically been mandated by His Excellency to source for a foreign business partner for a joint business venture. His Excellency would be vacating the seat of power come may 2007 and therefore,he has a certain amount of USD$300,000.000.00 (Three hundred million dollars) which he wants to invest overseas with a reliable foreign partners,hence I am contacting you. As a matter of fact,I have already told Mr.President that I knew some one in oversea, a business mogul whom I trusted and believed that could handle these arrangement successfully. Though,His excellency is looking at the area of setting up a private oil refinery or Real Estate,but that does not mean that any other viable and lucrative business is a bad idea. If you are interested and capable of handling this arrangement please,kindly write and indicate your capability and furnish me with your present line of business. Let me also know your country of origin and your proposed country of the said investment. More details would be given to you upon my receipt of your urgent response. Please send your response only to this email address as stated here :emmaokafor@k.ro Sincerely, Hon.Barrister Emmanuel Okafor.

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