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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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: karim legalchambers <d_karim_legalchambers@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:01:41 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION FROM THE DESK OF DR KARIM (ESQ).


SIR,

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE STATEMENT OF FUND INTENT WHICH SHOULD BE OBTIANED AT THE MINISTRY OF ADMINISTRATION COTE D'IVOIRE. THE SAID DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED TO ENSURE THE SAFE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE AND ALSO TO PROVE THAT THE PACKAGE AND THE ENCLOSED FUND HAS A GENUINE ORIGIN AND WAS NOT DESIGNED TO SPONSOR TERRORISM AND MONEY LAUNDARY OR VICES OF ANYKIND. A COPY OF THIS DOCUMNET WILL BE ATTACHED TO YOUR CHEQUE TO AVOID ANY INTERROGATION UNTIL IT IS BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU SAFELY.

HAVING READ AND UNDERSTOOD OUR VIEW YOU ARE ADVICED TO PAY TO THIS OFFICE THE MENTIONED FEES NOW TO ENABLE YOUR CHEQUE GETS TO YOU WITHOUT HESITATION. FOR YOUR REQUEST WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT WE NOT RUN THE RISK OF ISSUEING CHEQUE WITHOUT PAYMENT FOR THIS CHAMBER ONLY ONE POLICY. THANK YOU.

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT OUR CHAMBER SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN TO CHEQUE AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION OUR CHAMBER DO NOT RUN THE RISK OF ISSUEING CHEQUE WITHOUT PAYMENT, FOR WE CAN'T NOT CHANGE THE PROCEESS ISSUEING CHEQUE TO OUR CLIENTS BECAUSE YOU .

AT THIS JUNTURE WE ANNOUNCE THAT THIS CHAMBER HAS GIVEN YOU SECOND OF DECEMBER 2006 TO MAKE THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PROPERTY FOR AFTER THIS CHANCE WE WILL NOT HAVE BE BLAMED.



YOURS IN SERVICE

DR KARIM HAMZA (ESQ).
00225-0922-2736.



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