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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Andr=E9=20George?= <andr1_lawfirm@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:31:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: REF/ MRS COMFORT MAKONNI


SIR,

MY CLIENT SENT A MAIL TO ME ASKING ME HOW FAR I HAVE GONE WITH THE DONATION P¨ROCESSES AND I TOLD HER YOU ARE YET TO GIVE ME A GO AHEAD ORDER.

I AM HAPPY YOU FINALLY DECIDED THAT HER DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AS SHE IS WORRIED THAT YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT HER DONATION DUE TO ONE REASON OR THE OTHER.SHE WROTE TO ME THAT SHE HAS A LIMITED TIME AND WILL ALWAYS BE GLAD THAT THINGS WORK ACCORDING TO HER PLANS.

LET ME HAVE ALL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED.ALSO ON MY OWN PÄRT,I WILL LIKE TO ADVICE YOU THAT A VOLOUNTARY DONATION THAT COMES FROM THE HEART SHOULD NOT BE TOYED WITH.IT IS HER WISH AND THIS MUST BE PUT INTO CONSIDERATION ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS.SHE WANTS TO DONATE MONEY TO THE LORD SO DONT DISCOURAGE HER.YOU DONT HAVE TO TELL ME YOU HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW MRS MAKONNI TO DONATE AS WHAT SHE WANTED TO DONATE IS NOT STIPENDS.IT IS HER WISH TO PLEASE THE LORD SO DONT DISCOURAGE HER.YOU ARE A PASTOR AND AS A RESULT,YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BEAR THINGS MORE THAN US WHO ARE ORDINARY HUMAN BEIGNS.

MY CLIENT HAS A LIMITED TIME AND I WANT YOU TO RESPECT HER WISH AND HER ASPIRATIONS.LET ME HAVE ALL YOU FULL CONTACT INFORMATIONS SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE SITUATION OF THINGS.

YOURS SINCERELY,

BARR. ANDRE GEORGES.




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