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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.)
  • "liberia" (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.
  • +31630498946 (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.
  • stellajohnson24@aim.com
  • richardassociate@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: STELLA JOHNSON <misstellajohnson@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 14:54:30 +0200
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED URGENTLY.

GREETING FROM STELLA JOHNSON
COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
EMAIL ADDRESS (stellajohnson24@aim.com)

My Name is Stella Johnson 24years old ,the only child of the late Merchant family Mr and Mrs Johnson
from the republic of Liberia who died in the political crashes. However, before the death of my late
fathers he asked me to move down to Netherlands with some important documents where he deposited
the his cash sum of ($9.500.000) with a Bank here in Netherlands. I am now in the Netherlands where I
am seeking for political asylum since it is lawful that no one will stay in the without resident permit.

I am contacting you for foreign assistants as the third beneficiary as it written that non of asylum
seekers candidate should own account or operate private business or works in any of the Netherlands
departments of which the Netherlands government can also confirm this fact. I am contacting you to
assist me to receive my money and keep into a save account and also assist me to relocate from the
Netherlands since they are not accepting the asylum seekers to work and operate private business.
I am contacting you to receive my late father money on my behalf into your country oversea for onward
investment, Then I will come over to join you to continue my education, and plan with you a good
profitable investment.
To continue this please contact my family Lawyer since I can not on my self do this for asylum status
reasons.

My lawyer contact address:
Names: Barrister Richard Morgan
Email: richardassociate@aim.com
Tel: +31-630 498946
Fax: +31-847 465 672.
Please be inform that I am from faithful family, and every things I say so far is the truth and we are save to
work together since I have every prove of my family money.
Finally, I need your immediate responds please to make arrangement for me in your country to continue
my educational career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.
I am inclined to offer you 20% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the
transferring of my fund. Please i will be very happy if you consider my situation and make quick responds.
I am expecting to hear from you or contact my lawyer with above address as soon as possible.

Best regards.
Yours sincerely
Miss Stella Johnson

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