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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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: danlami esq <danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:28:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ITS URGENT AND IMMEDIATE --CALL ME ON TEL-+22507907843---DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ .


Attn-Mr Justin Thyme

Sir,

Respect to the fund remittance of the said $25 million dollars to be creditted to your account by draft payment system to your designated account without any hindrance from any channel.

Note I advise you to resend the $75,000 dollars to this my new company account in cyprus and i promise you wetin 48 hours the finance is recieved the draft will be endorsed certified and dhl this to your destination address for submition to your bank for confirmations and withdrawal.

Take immediate heed to my advise and send this fee which is holding the immediate creditting of the said $25 million dollars to your account by payment draft cheque which has been issued already pending when i recieved the said finance to complete all the legetimate required endorsements to state the origin of fund as legetimatly aquired.Do you now understand?

I state the new account to send the said finance below and please immediately you send the money send me the reciepts of the transfer payment slip.

Note you should pay the $75,000 to this my new companies account below in same cyprus regards confidentiality.

Account details thus----

pay to--

ASTABON TRADING & CONTRACTING LTD.
UNIVERSAL BANK -KOLANAKI BANKING CENTER
LIMASSOL- CYPRUS.
SWIFT CODE--UNUKCY2N
IBAN--CY13011000521359000031619116 USD
ACCOUNT NUMBER-135/9000316/19116

Mr Justin I need your immediate co-operations and I asure you wetin 48 hours I recieved the said finance that the $25 million dollars will reach your account through payment draft cheque confirmations in your designated bank account.

Call me for sound verbal clearifications and asurance for an ultimate desired success to be achieved to enable me get my promised share percent.

Awaits your utmost and immediate co-operations.

Yours truely sincere at service and progress

Danlami Mohamed Esq

Tel-+22507907843





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