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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • jamesbabra@fsmail.net
  • babrajames@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "jamesbabra101@terra.es" <jamesbabra101@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 20:52:47 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


Dear Friend

I am communicating with you believing that you would be able to assist me in handling large volume of money belonging to my late client who died in a plane disaster, we have done everything possible to locate any member of his family but it turned out that the man did not leave a contact of any member of family before he died, he had the sum of US$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) only.

This money was deposited with a security company and all the documents are in my position as I was his attorney/solicitor. I am therefore soliciting your support in moving this money to be shared among us since there is no one else to make this claim; I will get all documents ready so that you can have the legal backing to assume ownership of this money.

If you agree then write back to me through any of these email addresses: jamesbabra@fsmail.net, babrajames@yahoo.com . I will tell you the modalities for the movement of the funds and we shall also agree on the sharing pattern between you and I.

I await your quick response.

Regards
James Babra





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