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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: "dr donald" <dr_donald_87@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: don_matt@myway.com
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 23:24:53 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY...

From:Barrister donald robot.
Rue 115, Medina
Guinea Conakry.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I humbly wish to introduce myself as Barrister donald robot, 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 the money.

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 make the 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 business you 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. We also 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 donald robot.

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