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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • abenabil@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abe Nabil <abenabil@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <abenabil@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:14:59 +0100
Subject: ls reply to my mail box


Hello Sir/Madam,I am barrister Abe Nabil an ex-banker and a lawyer . A family friend Mrs. Glory Bakker who happens to be the wife of a late banker and my former boss intimated me on her intention to invest the sum of US$15M (fifteen million U.S. Dollars) in a foreign country, being money left for her family by her late husband who died recently. I advised her to have patience as I will source for a reliable and trust-worthy investor who can receive, invest and manage the money very well for her. I am therefore soliciting on her behalf for you to help her invest and manage the money properly in your country, her areas of investment interest includes but not limited to real estate and hotel. Should you be interested, please furnish me with your full contact details including phone nr. for more clarification, so that I can furnish you with more information for your immediate perusal. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Looking forward for your urgent response.Best Regards,Barrister Abe Nabil Email: abenabil@gmail.com
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