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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 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: idris sirpara <idris00sirpara@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: idris_3sirpara@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:25:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Urgent.....


From;Barrister Idris Mamadu
Rue 875, Medina
Guinea Conakry.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Sir,

I humbly wish to introduce myself as Mr.Idris Mamadu from the republic of Zambia in Southern part of Africa. I am the CEO of Globate Investment SA.

I am contacting you through this medium because I know that you are into Gold and diamond business. I have a client who has a total of $150 Million United Sates Dollars only to invest into any profitable business.
My client is from Africa and was formerly a top military officer. He got this money while he was still in office, now that he is retired can cannot just deposit the money into the bank or invest it without proper sanitation of the source of the money.

I now contact you as a gold and diamond dealer to Immediately arrange for a meeting with me and my client in order for us to reach an agreement for the sanitation of this fund before investment. We propose to handover the total $150 Million USD to you. We expect that you will use this money to buy gold and diamonds in large quantity export them properly and then make the payment in the tone of the total amount given to you into my client’s designated bank account.

Please take note that my client will not have any interest in any profit made on the purchased goods. His interest in only on the sanitation of the total fund and proper lodgement of the fund into his designated bank account. He has also mapped out a 10% of the total amount involve as your commission in this transaction.

Upon the receipt of your reply more information regarding this transaction shall be given to you. We also wish to inform you that immediate and urgent attention is highly needed in this business.

I wish enough facts are given for you to access this transaction.
I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Idris Mamadu


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