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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "barrister" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "mrjames"<mrjames_cross1@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:13:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: urgent reply


From:Barrister james crossRue 115, MedinaGuinea Conakry.STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. DEAR SIR/MADAM, I humbly wish to introduce myself as Barrister james cross, from the republic of Guinea Conakry in Westhren part of Africa. I am the CEO of Goldyard Investment WA. I am contacting you through this medium because I know that you are into Gold and diamond business. I have a client who has a total of $350 Million United Sates Dollars only to invest into any profitable business. My client is from Africa and was formerly a top military officer. He got this money while he was still in office, now that he is retired and he cannot just deposit the money into the bank or invest it without proper sanitation and declaration of the source of themoney. I now contact you as a gold and diamond dealer to Immediately arrange for a meeting with me and my client in order for us to reach an agreement for the investment of this fund. We propose to hand over the total $350 Million USD to you upon your
arrival in order to commence in the business. We expect that you will use this money to buy gold and diamonds from here in large quantity, export them properly and then makethe payment in the tone of the total amount given to you into my client’s designated bank account.My client will be interested in any other profitable businessyou might think of. Please take note that my client will not have any interest in any profit made on the purchased goods. His interest is only on the sanitation and the safety of the total fund and proper lodgement of the fund into his designated bank account. He has also mapped out 10% of the total amount involve as your commission in this transaction.Upon the receipt of your reply more information regarding this transaction shall be given to you. Wealso wish to inform you that immediate and urgent attention is highly needed in this business.I wish enough facts are given for you to access this transaction. I look forward to hear from you as soon as
possible Yours Sincerely,Barrister james cross

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