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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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: coleman hellen <hellencoleman00007@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hellen_52000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:55:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED


Dear sister Fernanda Strauss

Greetings to you in the name of our lord jesus christ,i thank you for mail with many understandings,towards your mail i can understand that it is the right of Madam Hellen to do everything so that this fund will reach you for the purpose of the work of God.
I am sorry as you have also confirmed of her detorarated health situation which she can't even talk.As barrister Johnson Coulibali has explained to me that as soon as those required documents have been obtained then the transfer will be made.So I want to let you know that for the fact you are chosen by her which she has put all her trust on you to use this fund for the kingdom of God the only help i need from you is to assist to work with the lawyer so that these documents could be obtained for the transfer of the fund.
I want you to try all your possible best to help so that this promise will be fulfilled without any hindrances from the devil.
Remember the promise which you made to her earlier that you will not disappoint her at the long run,please do not allow this fund to be inherited by the gentiles of the world as her ill situation is critically getting increase as the days runs bye.

Remain Blessed In LORD
Yours Sister
Rita (Nurse)



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