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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • frankroy@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "dada obi" <dadaobi_2@fastermail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:11:09 +0800
Subject: Reply

Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,

How are you and your family? Hope all of you are doing
well in health. Thank God, the battle is over. I know
that this mail may come to you as a surprise after your
transaction was hanged at a standstillwhich resulted
in long breach non communication but nevertheless,I
wish to congratulate you in all you contributed to
this transaction whether in cash or kind or nothing
whatsoever but record has proved you right in this
compensation exercise. May God bless you and your
entire family.

As a matter of fact, the federal Government
has decided to pay off most of our contractors and
beneficiaries in the past through the Federal ministry
of Finance all impending debts for the interest of
international unity and reconcilliation. This is
been actualised through one of the top executives of
the World Bank Assisted Loan Scheme(W-BALS), Mr Jeff.
Mikel from Switzerland. However, we deem it very
necessary and important to intimate you on this
great achievement.

Therefore, I have applied to issued
a certified international bank draft of US$800,000.00
as a compensation in your favour endorsed by the
Director of Federal Ministry of Finance through and handed it over to my
brother-inlaw who is a Consulate worker with the British
Embassy and his name Mr Frank Roy and his email address is frankroy@fastermail.com. The draft will be despatched strictly in accordance with theinternational banking policy to avoid diversionary tendencies or losson transit. Pls, contact My sister
inlaw Doris Nadis to pick up yourdraft.

Please, as soon as you pick it up,endeavour to
inform me as i have taken my french live to Japan
forinvestment purpose. I will be back in one month
time. Expecting yourprompt response.

God bless you.


Barrister Dada Obi

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