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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • +2348023654278 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • paul_gert1@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?PAUL=20GERT?= <paul_gert1@yahoo.ie>
Reply-To: paul_gert@myway.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:47:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Sincerely Yours


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: paul_gert1@yahoo.ie

Dear Sir,


Thanks for your mail and your acceptance to assist us because my late client (Mrs. Eric The Wife Of Late client) I has already contacted her and told her about you that you want to help and get this transaction concluded and they are very happy for that, In fact I quite appreciate that and pray that by special grace of the Almighty God we shall get this concluded and also make our relationship both in business and friends an ever lasting one.


First, I will like to let you know that this project is legal, legitimate and 100% risk free ok, in fact if you go through my first letter well you can be able to understand the condition of me and the poor of my late client wife, so why I need to make this move is because that there only hope now since the Government and the newly EFCC king has confiscated everything my LATE CLIENT has inherited from my late husband the former Chevron here in Nigeria official. Please now, if you're interested in assisting to make this help reality as you have indicated in your response.

Pls. send to me the following information with matter of urgency:


1. your full name:

2. your address / Private telephone and fax numbers:

3. Date of birth:

4. Your Occupation:

5. either copy of your International passport or Drivers Licenses for identification.


All this information will be used in the documentation processes by me e.g.: Change of ownership documents and affidavit document which will be procured from the High Court here. And that makes you to be the bona fide owner of the fund. And as soon as the whole thing is through, you will communicate with bank and move everything to your account as in transfer this money to your account



So as soon as I receive these information’s now, then I will start the processing of the documents and all the changes will be made in your name as the bona fide owner of the fund/consignments and the as the lawyer I have to prosecute this transaction will also proceed to the high court to procure the affidavit in your name and also authenticate it, And as soon he is through, then the bank will contact you immediately.

So please kindly send all these information so that all the necessary changes can be done immediately. Please I will be looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.


Thanks and God bless you. And I will be glad if you call me through my private number +234-80-23-654-278.


Sincerely Yours.

Barrister Paul gert.




- PAUL GERT

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