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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • barristerjeffbriggsesq@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: harry ulas <harryulas1963@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:23:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Contact my lawyer for your share.


Dear Sir,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund released and transferred to india, under the cooperation of a new partner from India, Who is a citizen of India.Presently I'm in India investing my money in real estate.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my lawyer, his name is ( Barrister Jeff Briggs ) and his email address is: barristerjeffbriggsesq@yahoo.com ask him to send you the total
sum of $1,000.000.00 which I mapped out for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

Note that already I have written a cashier cheque worth of that value, I have also instructed him to insert your name full name on the cheque as soon as you reply this mail to him so that there will be no mistake, I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in
torch with my secretary (Mr.Bueze Dike) I instruct him to send the cheque to you via Courrier services.

Please, do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings, and stress at that time, I am 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 secretary on your behalf to release the cashier cheque to you , so feel
free to get in touch with him, and he will send the cheque to you without any delay, I am now a happy man in life.

Thanks, and remain blessed.

Harry Ulas.


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