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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024074707 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • misshellen1000@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: barr james <barr_niculasjames@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:58:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.


Dear Mr Fischmann,

Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. you can call me through my phone number +447024074707 for further discussion.

Meanwhile i didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Nigeria her name is MISS.Hellen Akaego and her email address is

(misshellen1000@yahoo.com) ask her to send you the total $1,000,000 bank draft which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much .so feel free and get intouch with my secretary MISS.Hellen Akaego and instruct her where to send the bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to My secretary on your behalf to receive those moneys feel free to get in touch with MISS.Hellen Akaego she will send the amount to you without any delay.

With Best Regards,
Barrister Niculas James.



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