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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • +447040114065 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barrister_wagner1_ass@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnson gary <johnson2005gary@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:55:52 +0800 (CST)
Subject: GOD BE WITH YOU


Dear Father Robert ,

I am very happy for your late response to my mail , that you will be contacting the security company ,due to my present statue of my illness, I don't really have the time to check my mails.Firstly let me say a Big thank you for your positive response to my mail, how are you and your work? Hope all is well, I am so delighted to inform you that the fickle finger of fate and destiny has guided you perfectly and deliberately into charity communion with me.

My beloved Brother, I would have love to speck with you on the phone but I feel serious pain each time I try to talk due to my health and I hope to always be here to guide you till my time finally comes. I am in the st.greegs hospital in dubai taking treatment and doctor advices that there should be no visitor for anytime people are around me; I will love to talk with them which causes serious pain for me.

I have every confidence in your choice to execute this project, though I may have done this quite rightly on my instincts and assurance for you to help me carry out this project since my family members had disappointed me.

To further proceed with this pet project, I will want you to contact my attorney to provide you with the documents in effect to acheive this project. You need to reach him today quickly as the certificate of deposit is with him and he will also be incharge to minister the affair upon my departure from this earth.

Power of attorney will be prepared by him to enable you be the sole beneficiary to the consignment/fund with the security company. With these two documents you have all the AUTHORITY to collect the consignment from the security company for the release to commence the project.

This is the contact of attorney.
Barr. Wagner Park.
+4470-4011-4065.
E-mail: barrister_wagner1_ass@yahoo.com


I have also send your information to him as I am sending you this mail. So you need to be fast with him by contacting him as soon as you receive this email.This project is for God and its must be accomplished by the grace of God ''SAY AMEN TO THIS PLEASE''

Thanks.

Your Humble Brother.
Johnson Gary.



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