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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:
  • "service fee" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • +27734711442 (South Africa, 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.
  • barristermartinsb@yahoo.com
  • lawoffice@executivemail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "john baloyi" <johnbaloyi@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 11:30:23 +0200
Subject: Dear Idona Berwick

Dear Idona Berwick,

Congratulation once again lottery lucky winner.

1.) To claim your winning prize, you need to come down here in South Africa
to come and sign all the vital document and obtain the insurance
certificate, Winning certificate together with all the relevant documents
that will enable the fund transfered to your bank account in your country
and also you have to sign the release order of the fund as the beneficairy.

2.) Altanatively,If you need to get your fund transfered to your bank
account direct, you need a service of our lottery accredited lawyer that
will stand on your behalf and obtain all the relevant documents for you
from South African High Court Of Justice sign the release order of your
insured fund and transfer your fund to your account with out any problem or
delay but you need to pay for the lawyer fees to get you all the vital
documents.

Note that the lawyer service fees can not be deducted from your prize
because of the insurance policy place on the fund.The fund is insured to the
real value as such can not be deducted from untill it get to your bank
account as the beficairy. The lawyer fees is to get you the documents.

So contact the lawyer.

His contact details are as follows...

Name: Barrister Martins Buda.
Email: barristermartinsb@yahoo.com
Tel: + 27 73 47 11 442.

Alternative Email: lawoffice@executivemail.co.za

You are free to send him your bank account details so that he can transfer
your fund to your account in your country immediatly, and work together with
him so that you can achive your gaol.

Send him your bank account details so that he can made the transfer of the
fund to your account in your country.

Come back to us as soon as you contact the lawyer.

Regards,

Mr.John Baloyi.

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