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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:

• 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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • barrfoko@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr Frank Oko" <barrfoko@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:34:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION.


GREETINGS,

I AM BARR.FRANK OKO AN ATTORNEY ATTACHED TO A TRANSWORLD WIDE SECURITIES FIRM. THE INTENDED BUSINESS IS THUS, WE HAD A CUSTOMER, A FOREIGNER NAMED SHIM ANGELA (MRS), A BUSINESS WOMAN, RESIDENT HERE IN ABUJA NIGERIA. UNFORTUNATELY,THE WOMAN PERISHED IN PLANE CRASH (KOREAN AIR FLIGHT 801) THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 6 1997.

UNTIL TODAY NON OF HER NEXT OF KIN HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE MONEY SHE CONSEALED INTO TWO DIPLOMATIC BOXES FOR SAFE KEEPINGS. HAVING NOTICED THIS I IN COLLABORATION WITH ONE OTHER TOP OFFICIALS OF THE SECURITY FIRM HAVE COVERED HER FILE ALL THIS WHILE. NOW WE WANT YOU BEING A FOREIGNER TO FRONT AS ONE OF HER NEXT OF KIN SO THAT THE BOXES IN WHICH THE MONEY WAS PACKAGED INTO FOR SAFE KEEPING WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS HIS NEXT OF KIN/PROXY.THE WHOLE PROCEDURES WILL LAST ONLY TEN WORKING DAYS TO GET THE FUND RETRIEVED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT TRACE EVEN IN FUTURE.

YOUR RESPONSE IS ONLY WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR AS WE HAVE ARRANGED ALL NECESSARY THINGS. AS SOON AS THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME INDICATING YOUR INTEREST. THEN I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE WHOLE PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE DEAL IS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.

IT IS RISK FREE AND A BIG FORTUNE FOR BOTH OF US.WITH YOUR MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION, THIS TRANSACTION IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST FOR MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS. ALL CORRESPONDENCE TOWARDS THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE THROUGH TELEPHONE AND FAX AND E-MAIL.

I WANT YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE at barrfoko@hotmail.com


YOURS SINCERELY,

BARR.FRANK OKO.




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