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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:
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • andr1_lawfirm@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: makonni comfort <comfort_makonni@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: aow10_1966@sms.cz
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:07:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Bless you


My Sister in Christ,
i am not dead yet but i am undergoing a lot of pains and i wish to go out of this world and rest in the bossom of the Lord.i was told by early september all will be over.
what is going to be is going to be and i dont want you to feel sorry for me because everyone of us has our burdens to carry,i have been carrying mine for sometimes now and i will be glad when the time comes for me to deliver it.
my assurance and joy is that when eventually the time comes,i will rest in the bossom of the Lord.
please i will want you to contact my lawyer on his mobile number;00229 95 05 36 50 and also on his email address; andr1_lawfirm@yahoo.fr because i have passed all instructions on how this money should be disbursed.he will give you the contact of the finance company in Rep of Benin and arrange how the money will be released to you for the purpose it was meant for.
i have lost my family in a car crash and this has made me decided to offer my assistance to the less priviledged and the orphans and other victims of mischap.with this gesture,i know GOD in his infinite mercy will forgive me of all my past attrocities because i have placed money before all other things when the going was good for me and i prefer this money goes to people who really needs it when i know now it can solve my problem.(vanity upon vanity,all is vanity).
i will advice you to call my lawyer on the number i have already provide you so that you can both discuss and arrange things between yourself as i cannot speak again due to the sickness( oesophagi cancer) and i want you to inform me how far you have gone on it.i will be assured if whatever thing he says tallies with your own.
may almighty GOD bless you and your family.
E.C.Makonni


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