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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:
  • "you are advice to send" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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: roy adam <royceeadam777@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 08:18:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: URGENT NOW


Dear Justin,
I am very surprised that you dont know the work am doing for you.
how can you tell me that you call the director number and it did not ring?

i told you yesterday that i will not go back till i conclude with the global trust company when i deposited consignment in your name and i told you to call me on the director phone so that both of us will conclude every arrangement to carry out the fund now the director agreed with me that he will release the consignment to me since am the one that deposited but he could be happy to hear from you too to avoid tomorrow you come and arrest them that your consignment is with there company.

but now the only problem is that the director persist that before he will release the consignment which you know is money to me that we must first settle for their keeping fee then i except him and tell him to let me open the consignment and take money from in side and pay he refuse and said that i must pay them before he can carry the consignment out that ,that is there rule and relations.

finally i ask him how much can it cost us now then he said that it will cost us $1550 then i call my friend from nigeria to come with the amount that after they release the consignment that i will pay him back but surprisely now my friend come with $800 so my friend you are advice to send to me the sum of $750 with the director secretary name MR BASIL OKECHUKWU ADDRESS COTONOU/BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION:OUR FATHER
ANSWER:GOD
MTCN-------------------
SENDERS NAME----------------
SENDERS ADDRESS-----------
please do this today to enable me conclude with the company and take your fund to bank for the check as you know that as soon they release the consignment that any further expenses reqested from the bank that i am going to use money in side your fund to do it.

waiting now and call me immediately you send the payment details with the director mr felix william number 0022997015367.

Barrister Roy Adam


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