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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: FBI OFFICE <fbi_officeinvestigation@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:31:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention:VICTIMNAME (we need your assistant )


Attention:VICTIMNAME,

How are you ?.This is to inform you that we have investigated one Mr. Eze who pretend to be a barrister whom you paid some amount to long time ago which is about £2500 which is equivalent to $5000 USD in regrads to an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire.

Please VICTIMNAME , we need your help and full support to track this man down within the next few weeks , because this man who pretend to be a barrister have been in this fraudulent acts for this past 7years due to our investigation and we think we have to put a stop to such act.

You are to forward to us all the write up(emails) that Barrister Eze have forwarded to you , including the mode and how you made the payment to him and the last email you also received from him demanding for an extra money, so that we can start from there to enable us track him down .

And I am given you the assurance that once Mr.Eze have been arrested , he will return all those money you have paid Awithout any delay.All we requested is your full cooperation and the willingness to work hand to hand with us to make sure Barrister Eze is track down , so that you can have your money back in time.

We await your urgent response back to this email.

Regards,
Mr.Anthony Bill.




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