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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Charles Soludo <officeofcbn001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 05:47:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend:


Dear Friend: Dr. Cravin D Moorhead

How are you today?

I want to use these great opportunty to bring to you a very wonderful opportunity to come once in a life time.

I want to be absolutely sincere with you as I have taken you as a good friend and brother which i will not like any us to betray the trust already existing between us.

In these great transaction of these magnitude,a lot of money will be required from you in order for you to receive your full payment,the total sum of money that will be required will be close to $450,000.00(Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars)

After,going through all your emails,i discovered that you are not finacially stable to handle this great transaction.

That is why I have decided to use my position and good office to render my own little assistance to you which I beleive nobody in the world today can do.

I have finanlly secure the services of a financier who will lend you all these money without any upfront payment.

I am rendering this assistance to you alone for the sake of God and humanity and also for your present condition of life.

All that is required from you is to indicate your full interest in these great offer by replying this email and I will forward to you the contact of the financier for you to contact him immediately.

Remember,you should make it confidential for security reasons and because of the amount of money involved.

After confirming the above money from the financier,any thing you feel in your mind as appreciation should be given to me but am not talking of any percentage.

Remember,you are not going to spend any money to get these money transfered to you.

Thanks for your time as i look forward to hear from you immediately.

Regards,
Barrister Stege


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