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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:
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "god fearing " (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.
• 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.
  • barredwardmattjr@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • josefkarimgutti@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "josefkarimgutti@aim.com" <josefkarimgutti@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:35:00 +1200
Subject: Re: Offer to Transact !

Compliments,

I hope this message reaches you in good health. ……… (AMEN)

Truthfully I am sorry to have browsed your email address from the
Internet to send you this mail without your consent or approval. Do
understand.

To start with, permit me to introduce myself. My name is Josef Gutti
Karim 21yrs of age, the son of late chief Dr. Gutti Karim Bahadur of
Sudan(Dafur)

Seven months after mother died of diabetes/ high blood pressure (HB/P)
father was killed by some unknown militants during the war in our country
(Sudan Dafur). When father and mother were alive, father disclosed a secret
to mother which mother also gave me the information about father depositing
a family treasure box (Consignment) with content ($ 14.5 Million USD) in a
security company in South Africa with the service of his South African
barrister (Barr Edward Matt Jr.).

Having a meeting with me at the United Nations Refugee Camp UNHCR (Cape
Town) South Africa. Bar. Edward Matt Jr. told me that my late father’s laid
down instruction before the release of the consignment was for me to seek
for a foreign partner who will stand to help me collect the consignment box
from the company and head a lucrative production or investment in his/her
country due to the effects behind Africa racism, political and polygamous
family problem.

Therefore, I would want to know if you can be capable, reliable and God
fearing enough to assist me collect this consignment box from the security
company and have them deliver it to you while you invite me to meet you in
your country for the sharing and investment of a lucrative production in
your country.

Furthermore, I will promise you with all sincerity and a heart full of
thankfulness to God that I shall give you 40% percent as your benefit of
assisting this young orphan attain his ambition.
You will have to contact this Barrister his name is Edward Matt Jr. his
email barredwardmattjr@aim.com, he is the only reliable barrister that can
help us get the power of attorney done to your name from the South African
high court of justice.

You will tell the barrister that you are the foreign beneficiary to Josef
Gutti Karim the refugee boy that need his assistance to get a power of
attorney done to your name as my beneficiary who want to help me receive the
consignments in your country.
Mistrust is like an axe on the tree of partnership but since only God
could ordain trust, I will be very grateful to Him to build up such a
relationship with.

Expecting your reply and thanks in advance.

God bless you.

Yours truly,
Josef Gutti Karim.
My email is josefkarimgutti@aim.com

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