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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • esq_lamikofi@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "momaxe1" <monimaxw@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:12:24 -1200
Subject: Good News For You

My Dear,

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.

This is Monica Maxwell writing to you once again, Thank you
for the assistance rendered to me when i was really in need,
it is a thing of joy to inform you that finally, I have
succeded in collecting the money at Long last.

Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those
funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner
from London uk.

Presently I'm in JAPAN for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum. Meanwhile i didn't forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those
funds that later failed some how, I have compensated you
with the sum of $1.5M, One milliom five hundred thousand
dollars. Now contact Barrister Lamine kofi my lawyer in
Ghana and his email address is (esq_lamikofi@katamail.com)
ask him to send the money to you, the sum of $1.5,One
milliom five hundres thousand dollars which I kept for your
compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that
time very much. so feel free and get in touch with him and
instruct him where to send your compensation amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that
we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.
I'm very busy here WITH MY STUDIES and the investment
projects which I and the new partner are having at hand.

This Money, I have left it for you to Barrister Kofi, I have
tried many times to talk to you on phone but you could not
respond and I have no time formyself because we are very
busy now.

You can still reach me if anything is needed from me ok.

Monica Maxwell.


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