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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• 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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "owo greg" <gregowo1960@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:41:00 +0000
Subject: Re:send the money today


sir
you do not understand yet what you are saying .i have sent to you MY ID as a
lawyer so you also have known me .i can not send any document to you
.because i contacted the linen bank and they told me that as soon as the
power of attorney is done here in senegal they will comence the transfer .as
far as the money is till in the bank of scotland .you need the power of
attorney .which i have given to you the cost to pay for i am not eating with
your money .the money you are to pay for is for the documents to be done so
if you do not want to pay stop disturbing me ok.
i am only doing my job which is to protect you and your pathner .i have told
your pathner miss edith that you are not a truthfull man.if you are a simple
even in your country a lawyer must pay to do the power of attorney it is
every where in this world .why do you refuse to pay for this documents to be
done ? do you know that your pathner do not have such money at hand now ?
she told me that after the transfer any expences you made will be payed for
while she comes to your country to spend her life with you .well i like to
read book for my job. please go to western union to and send the money for
the documents to be done there is no sorrow is this transation as fer as i
have seen the deposite and death certificates which edith gave to me here
and without the power of attorney the benk will not transfer any money to
you so what are you westing your time asking me of irelevert issues
this is all i have to tell you if you are ready to do this please do not
mail me again i am more this rubish you are doing
yours faithfully
barister -greg owo

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