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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:
  • "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.
  • bs_usman@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: mariam abacha <m_abacha_003@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: abachamariam_4444@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:56:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re: Your email

Dear VICTIMNAME

It is quite unfortunate that you enter into wrong people's hand but I will only advice you to stop any futher contact or communications with such wicked people that always spoil the image of the country and God will not ber happy with them in the last days.

But I am a very good muslim family as you know that we cannot cheat or deceive any of our fellow human being but I want you to bring out all your heart to work with me and my family lawyer who will help you to prepare all the legal documents in your favour and he will even lead you to the security/courier company which is in london Uk so that you will clear out the consignment with my family lawyer together so that you will not have to fear or doubt about anything ok so all you have to do is to contact our family lawyer now with this informations,

Name Barrister Usman Bello he is also a muslim family.

E-mail Address bs_usman@yahoo.com

Telephone Number 234 1 8994924.

Go ahead and contact him and also get back to me but bear in your mind that we are working with full trust and no cheating on both sides ok.

I wish you good luck.

Regards.

Mrs Abacha.

Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale!
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