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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.)
• 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.
  • +2348020596219 (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.
  • sanniado@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sanni Ado <sanniado@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:13:00 +0200
Subject: FROM; BARRISTER SANNI ADO(URGENT ASSISTANCE)

FROM:BARRISTER SANNI ADO
 243,OKAPA STREET,VICTORIA,
 LAGOS - NIGERIA
 TEL:+234-802-059-6219

l am Barrister Sanni Ado,a financial consultant based in West Nigeria.l

have a client (a widow) whose late husband was an oil merchant,and am in a position to get her a foreigner as soon as possible who will assist her transfer fund for onward investment,she has $16,000 000.00 USD with a private equity investment trust company for safekeeping. And she is willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish.

She wishes to invest the fund in a stable economy.Her interest is in

companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms.

My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company or

any company that you think will be better for her in your country,if  your country`s bi-laws allows foreign investment.If you are interested in this proposal,send me YOUR CONTACT MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION, YOUR IDENTIFICATION, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER for easy communication purposes.

 You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address:

sanniado@myway.com

Yours faithfully,
BARRISTER SANNI ADO

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