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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:
  • "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • barr_gmaddox@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Micheal Willimas <mic_williams001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_gmaddox@lawyer.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:33:06 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND IS APPROVED TODAY CONTACT THE LAWYER IN CHARGES .


FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA. Attn: This to acknowledge you that your winners money has been approved from the supreme high court here in Nigeria and I whose as to contact you by the Nigeria president on how to send you the sum of $3.5million united state dollars by diplomatic courier and the funds as been cash in dollars here in Nigerian bank. So you are advice to contact the lawyer in charges of this fund and his name is Br Gary Maddox and make sure you contact him with your full contact information such as your home address and telephone number and your occupation with your international passport or driver lances or state I'D card for more information on how to make the money send to you because many people complain about scamming every day from Nigeria and we are trying to stop this fraudulent from Nigeria and am sure it will stop because we are now working with the internet operation such as YAHOO MAIL, HOTMAIL and also the united state FBI and Nigeria state police with Nigeria EFCC so the scam can stop in this country and I want you to follow your fund code I we send to you now from the high court of Nigeria and the code is NG74678FGN and keep this code we ensure you in any day you receive mail from this country because as soon as you contact Barrister Gary Maddox with your full contact information requested he wi! ll forward everything to the Nigeria presidency office to issue out your award certificate as the real beneficiary of the US$3.5million united state dollars from the president of Nigeria. And here is the contact information from the lawyer in charges of this funds so contact him and he we forward the picture of the concernment to you for you to see your fund in cash before the diplomatic courier can deliver it to your Doorstep. And here is the email address below: Name: BARRISTER GARY MADDOX. E-mail Address: barr_gmaddox@lawyer.com Direct Telephone: +234-1-8756296 Contact him in regarding of the fund to be delivered to you by the diplomatic courier service and also any beneficiary we be responsible for shipping fees to avoid any scam, the fees is just only $480.00. and receive your fund from the high court because as soon as you contact the lawyer in charges of your fund he will alert your united state bureau and also your state police for the fund, so you will not have any problem when the funds get you, in your location area you send to him. Thanks. Best Regard. Dr. Michael Williams.
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