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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • email.barrister_markayao_tg@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: barrister_markayaotg@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:47:26 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VERY=20IMPORTANT=20MESSAGE?=

FROM BARRISTER MARK AYAO
CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS/SOLICITORS
RUE 169 JANVIER BLV. LOME TOGO.
TEL.+228-9278245.
EMAIL.barrister_markayao_tg@yahoo.com

DEAR FRIEND

COMPLIEMENT ,HOW IS EVERYTHING ? I HOPE YOU ARE ALRIGHT .
I AM BARRISTER MARK AYAO FROM LOME TOGO ,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO DR.GRAHAM
DOUGLAS FROM OIL RICH RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA , AND AS A MATTER OF FACT
AN OIL MERCHANT A ONE TIME MINISTER IN ABACHA GOVERNMENT .DR GRAHAM DOUGLAS
IS A RENOWNED POLITICIAN IN THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMET .

I AM WRITING YOU TO DISCLOSE AN IMPORTANT AND A DISCRETE INFORMATION WHICH
I BELIEVED IS A GREAT FORTUNE FOR OUR BETTERMENT. DR.GRAHAM CAME TO LOME
TOGO DURING HIS TENURE IN ABACHA REGIME TO MY CHAMBER IN 1997 WITH A TRUNK
BOX WHICH HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT IN IT,BUT AFTER MUCH QUESTION
AND FINDINGS .HE THEN DISCLOSE TO ME THAT THE CONTENT OF THE BOX WAS $300.000.000.00(THREE
HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS).

THE AFORMENTIONED AMOUNT AS HE TOLD ME WAS PLANNED TO BE
TRANSFERED TO SWISS BANK FOR EFFECTIVE SECURITY ,BUT ALONG THE LINE HE DECIEIDED
TO SECURE THE MONEY HERE IN LOME TOGO WHICH HE REQUIRED MY ASSISTANCE AND
I DID IN SECURING THE MONEY IN A SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN LOME TOGO.

I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW TO COME IN AS MY ASSISTANT AND AS MY PARTNER IN
THIS DEAL, BECAUSE DR.GRAHAM DOUGLAS HAS PASSED ON FOR OVER THREE YEARS
NOW AND NOBODY HAS EVER COME FOR THIS MONEY .I WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF
AS DR GRAHAM"S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CLAIM THE MONEY WHICH I WILL BACK YOU
UP WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE SECURITY
COMPANY .

PLEASE ,CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE ADDRESS AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
TO WORK WITH ME IN THIS TRANSACTION FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS.

YOURS SINCERELY ,
BARRISTER MARK AYAO(ESQ).

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