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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 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.
  • stevenmoellerbb03@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "barr_george5000@terra.es" <barr_george5000@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:51:19 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY


My Dear,
,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transffered under the cooperation of
a new partner from paraguay.

Presently i'm in paraguay for an investment projects with
my own share of the total sum.meanwhile,ididn't forget
your past efforts and attempts to assit
me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us
somehow.

Now contact my secretary in (FEDRAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN) his
name is, Mr STEVEN MOELLER,and his email address is ; ( stevenmoellerbb03@yahoo.fr )
ask him now to send you the total sum of, $850.000.00 (EIGTH HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS )

Certified bank draft which i raised in your favour for your
compensation for all the past effortsand attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get
intouched with my secretary , Mr STEVEN MOELLER and give him yourinformations and instruct him
where and how to send the draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you received it so that
we can share the joy after all the suffernings at that time.

In this moment, i'm very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and my new partners are
having at hand, finally,remember that i had forwarded
instructionto the secretary on your behalf to receive
thatmoney,so feel free to get intouch with Mr STEVEN MOELLER
without any delay.

Thanks And God Bless You More ,

BARRISTER GEORGE.








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