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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • graham.associates@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Graham Douglas <graham.ass9@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <graham.associates@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:58:32 +0000
Subject: Business Investment.



RESPOND ASAP.GRAHAM & ASSOCIATESPLOT 13 INDUSTRIAL ROAD,VICTORIA ISLAND, ABUJADepartment : Office of Law & Attorney (Graham & Associates)

Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Graham Douglas a Project Contractor for the Award and Review Department with the Chevron Texaco Oil Company Based in Nigeria I am contacting you on this assistance of transferring the sum of US$15M United States Dollars Only into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent. I got Your contact from the London Chamber of Oil companies and it is with business trust that made me to contact you on this matter.

The money is presently in Nigeria, now I want the money to be moved out of Nigeria to your country so that i can use it for investment, I write, soliciting that the money be transferred into your account.This money was generated from an over invoiced contract sum in my Company. I am contacting you for the following specific reasons:

1. As a Senior management staff, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to the condition of our service.
2. I really want to investment in your country.25% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using your bank account in transferring this money, 5% would be for the expenses made during the processing of the transferring. While 70% is for me.

Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the successful conclusion of this transaction and the 70% share of mine will be used for investment in your country. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed, I assure you that this assistance is 100% risk free. If you are
interested I will require the following information as mentionedbelow:
1. Your Full name and Contact Address2. Your telephone /fax numbers (mobile if any)3. Your Marital Status 4. Your Occupation 5. sex

I hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen (14) working days. Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive response.
You can also contact me with my private Email address(graham.associates@yahoo.co.uk)

Best regards,Barr. Graham Douglas.

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