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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348084687362 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • bar_ben_rayama@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "nelson_donell32100" <nelson_donell32100@lycos.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 18:08:34 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT YOU DO THAT PLEASE


 Hello Ms Verena Frankgen,
Thanks for your mail.I will like you to understand something,as soon as the money gets to you you have to take all the money you have spend oky. can you please tell me how much you can come up with so that i can send the restt eanble him to strat changing the documents on your name as the owner of this funds of 5.3m usd all i need from you now is for you to help so that we can have this fund out from the paying bank.with out any delay.
HERE IS THE LAWYER INFORMATIONS contact him with out any delay ok.
NAME:-BARRISTER BEN RAYAMA
EMAIL:bar_ben_rayama@yahoo.com
PHONE :+234-808-468-7362
OFFICE ADDRESS:-NO 324 JAMES OKIKI ROAD NEW WEST BROWN LAGOS STATE NIGERIA
AS SOON AS YOU CONTACTED HIM GET BACK TO ME .
THANKS
NELSON DONELL

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