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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:

• 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:
  • "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.
  • barrlamkofi@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "erobert19" <erobert@canada.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:41:06 -1200
Subject: COMPLIMENT...

My Dear,

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.

This is Eric Robert 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
succeeded 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 EUROPE 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 $2.5M, two million five
hundred thousand dollars. Now contact Barrister Lamine Kofi
my lawyer in Ghana and his email address
is:(barrlamkofi@katamail.com) ask him to send the money to
you the sum of $2.5, two million five hundred 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 the 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 me 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 for
myself because we are very busy now. You can still reach me
if you need anything.
Eric Robert G

















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