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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:

• 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • sirfmac01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bar_sirfmac@terra.es" <bar_sirfmac@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:38:08 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Your assistant is highly needed for the survival of the minister
family.



ATTENTION:- SIR ,

I am Barrister Frederick Macgregor,a Bristish Attonery to the Former Interal Affair Minister, Chief Jubriu Aminu who died on October 10th 2005 in England after a breif illness.

My Client have the opporunity to be the Chairman of the Committee set to approved Fund for Identity Card project to a France company Sagem to the tune of $214 Million Dollars. This fund was diverted by the committee and was share among themself.My Client share of $54 Million Dollars was divided into two Banks.$30 Million Dollars was bank with the Intercontenential Bank while $24 Million bank with Union Bank. In view of this my Client was detented by the Government and later bail due to a brief sickness he had in detention and he was taken aboard for a Medical treatment where he died.

Before he gave up he instructed me to get the fund transfer to a foreign account for up keeping of his family (the wife and children) and buying of properties in your country for his family.

The Government have set a committee to get the fund back and forex the Directors account.Infact they are able to discovered the $30 Million Dollars at the Intercontenential Bank but the $24 Million at the Union Bank was able to transfer through the help of the Bank Manager to a African Development Bank here in Europe for safety keeping in Ghana Right now we needed your assistant to get the $24 Million out of the African Development Bank to a your account has the director instructed before he died.


Your assistant is highly needed for the survival of the minister family.

Have in mind this must be keep Striclty and Confidential.

I wait your urgent response.
Best Regards,
Barrister Sir.Frederick Macgregor.
You can reply to my private address:-sirfmac01@yahoo.com







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