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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 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.
  • +2348022313411 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "barristerbiu" <barristerbiu@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:45:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attention: VICTIMNAME, From Barrister Brown Biu












Dear Sir,



My name is barrister Brown Biu a senior advocate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a human right activist and counsel to various international organization.



Having discovered your information among beneficiaries who on their behalf the international organization have petition the Nigerian Government who felt that they were scammed /defrauded by sycophant in bide to claim their inheritance /contract payment .You are advise to get in touch with me immediate on the receipt of this mail my calling me on my direct online phone :234-802-2313411 in other for me to address your case properly before the Economic and financial crime commission communities set up by this democratic dispensation.





This email is also to inform the international communities who interest to participate on business offers from Nigeria / round the glob and cannot verify any information to ascertain the legitimacy of this offers to contact me. I will be more than obliged to verify the authenticity of this offer so as to safe guild innocent investor from being scammed.



I hope you will understand and act swiftly





Yours sincerely



Barrister Brown Biu EQ



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