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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • attorneymadaki@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mariam Macus <m_macus2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:42:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Mrs. Mariam (COMPENSATION )


Dearest In Christ Matitzal Lowe,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from London. Presently i'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.But i will like you incase you see another person in need of your help please try and help HER or HE because is only God no tommorrow thanks,

Now contact my new senior solicitor in Cote d' ivoire who is incharge of this very fund,his name is Barrister Madaki O.A Oshirebe,

Dr Madaki Oshirebe Esq.
Solicitor & Advocate General
Immeuble SOCIMAT ( CCIA )
13eme etage, chamb. 3,5,et 7,
Plateau, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Tell : 0022509223581 or : 0022521284200
Email : attorneymadaki@lawyer.com


ask him to send you the total of 80,000 euro which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with the solicitor and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, 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 the solicitor on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with the lawyer, he will send the amount to you without any delay. and please kindly send him your phone numbers and fax, for easy comminication, and you can also call him for and discourse with him.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Mariam.




























Greetings,

Please forgive me but I have been aware of such proposals previously. Therefore I will request some evidence beforehand to verify your mail.

Anyhow, to prevent my worry, please offer up to me some relevant documentary proofs.

Hopefully, you do countenance the gist that I am articulating to you.

Ms Maritza Lowe

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