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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • barr.timothy@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Timothy Emmanuel" <barr.timothy@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:10:58 +0000
Subject: Attention/Goodnews .... Mr Garen Berger.


16/02/2007.

Attn: Mr Garen Berger,
I am Barrister Timothy Emmanuel from lome togo.

This morning been 16/02/2007 i have goodnews to alert you as for serious
attention from you as an inheritance fund has get approved in your name with
a bank here in lome togo.

This chamber highly looking for your immediate response for the said fund of
inheritance to get wired to you which the bank here as well confirmed you as
the real truth next of kin of the deposited fund in question.

Finally upon your email and instruction we will pass to you on how to
received your inheritance fund on how to get release/wire to you
immediately.

We look forward for your immediate response as we are to serve you better.

Yours in Services,
Barrister Timothy Emmanuel.
Email : barr.timothy@hotmail.com

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