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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • louis_watara6@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Louis Watara <louis_watara4@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:54:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From:Barrister.LOUIS WATARA


From:Barrister.LOUIS WATARA
Private email:louis_watara6@yahoo.de
Tele:+229 97143195
DEAR BELOVED

Please forgive for i know this mail will come to you as a surprise and
it might offend you,as i did not seek your consent earlier ,but
acted due to desperation.

I decided to contact you and reach agreement with you to transfer the
sum of (US$9,350,000.00 Million, Dollars Only) to your account, you are
going to apply as the Next of Kin/Beneficiary/Survivor to LATE MR.KEN
HORNE, so that his deposited consignment declared as family treasures
and valuables, which concealed the above mentioned amount be released to
you, as I have resolved after a long fruitless effort to contact his
relatives.

I had vow to legally defend as all astute and regulatory documents are
in my custody, to ensure that LATE MR.KEN HORNE hard Labour is not lost
in the hands of the Operation Manager, as I was made to understand
that the deposited consignment be opened, and it’s secret contents expose
and its confiscated.

I want you as a matter of utmost urgency to co-operate with me, so that
I shall furnish you with details of this transaction, which I had
monitored, nurtured and perfected for a hitch free conclusion with 100%
risk free both sides.

All this transaction demands are confidence, trust and honesty till
it’s consummation. Although it will require finance, but you need not
worry as I had set aside reasonable amount of money to see this transaction
through without you being involved financially,
Based on the sensitivity of this transaction, I implore you upon the
receipt of this message, to forward your direct telephone numbers, as I
will want us to meet first through the phone.

LATE MR.KEN HORNE was a Las Vegas chess organizer; he died on a
Airplane Crash 20th August 1999. For more about his death visit this website:
http://www.ishipress.com/horne.htm

I shall be expecting your urgent co-operation immediately, and would
assume you are not interested if you don't respond urgently. Send your
Phone/fax number for our easy communication, which is very paramount,pls
due contact me with my private email address (louis_watara6@yahoo.de)

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barrister :LOUIS WATARA
Private email:louis_watara6@yahoo.de



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