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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348025231724 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barrister_chris_alozie01@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barrister_ch_alozie02@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:03:33 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Barrister=20Chris=20Alozie?=

Legal Consultant, Arbitrator, Solicitor and Contractor
111 Herbert Maculay way
Lagos, Nigeria.
Our Web site www.gulfoilandgas.com
Email address barrister_chris_alozie01@yahoo.co.in
Tel: 234-8-0-25231724
Pls reply me on this mailbox{barrister_chris_alozie01@yahoo.co.in}

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister CHRIS ALOZIE and i represent my client Engineer
Funsho Kupolokun; Director General, Nigerian National Petroluem
Corporation. I have contacted you because I need a foreign
partner to carry out this transaction for us.

We want to deposit the sum of US$25 Million into your account.
This is from the excess revenue made secretely on the sales of crude
oil last year 2006.

The company that my client normally use for this type of transfer
before is Shell Petroleum but recently their has been some
misunderstanding between my client and the C.E.O in person of Mr. Rob
Routs this is why my client have asked me to get somebody elso to do it
for him without trace.

(1)Your Full Names:.........................
(2)Contact Address:.........................
(3)Phone/fax numbers:.....................
(4)Occupation:................................

He is willing to offer you 40% for your assistance
Please reply urgently to signify your interest.
Best Regards
Barrister Chris Alozie
Tel: 234-8-0-25231724

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