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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +31619729725 (Netherlands, 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.
  • rolandarmah@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ROLAND ARMAH" <rolandarmahesq@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:09:08 +0100
Subject: FROM MR. ROLAND ARMAH, LIBERIA WEST AFRICA

BARRSISTER. ROLAND ARMAH (ESQ)
NO 33 MONGOLIA CRESCENT ,
MONROVIA, LIBERIA
EMAIL: rolandarmah@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,


My name is Barrister Roland Armah, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Late Mr.Marija Doric a national of your country
, who used to be a contractor with Liberia Diamond Mining Company Kigama,
Liberia West Africa. Here in after shall be referred to
as my client. On December 2004, my client, his wife and their only son lost
their lives in the Tsunami disaster while holidaying in
Indonesia .

I have made several enquiries to United Nation (UN) Mission Headquaters in
Monrovia as well as European Consulate to locate
any of my clients extended relatives, but this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contact any person that will assist me to claim this money, hence I am
contacting you. My Client late Mr.Marija Doric have a time
fix deposit of US$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
Dollars) with a Securities & Finance Company in
Europe . On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL
and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Marija Doric
did not declare any next of kin in all his official
documents with me or the Finance company. No one has forwarded any claim to
this fund.

The said Securities & Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the fund turned to the
Netherlands authorities as unclaimed money within the next Twenty One (21)
official working days. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
, so that we can share the money.

I will give you 30% of the total money for your assistance and another 5%
shall be set aside for any expenses that may occur in the
course of executing this transaction. My own share 65% I will like to use
my own part of the money to invest in any profitable
venture in as you may advice especially in buying shares in some blue chip
companies/ Real estate in your country.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, I will send you all the
necessary information and legal documents needed to back
you up for the claim. I shall prepare a letter of probate/administration on
your behalf which i will forward to the finance Company.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law
of your country and Europe. I am now in netherlands
where i came to have meetings with the witholding finance firm, you can
contact me via this private telephone line, +31619729725

Due to absolute confidentiality this transaction requires, I will prefer
that you contact me by my private email: rolandarmah@yahoo.com.
I am waiting for your urgent reply

Best Regards,
Barr. Roland Armah. (Esq.)

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