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

Fraud email example:

From: andrew10210@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:24:05 +0100
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR EFORRT


Dear Sir,
How are you doing? Hope you have not forgotten me, I am
Barrister, Daniel Segbeya, Lawyer from Benin who contacted you some time
ago towards assisting me secure the release of my late client funds to
your account but could not finalized the transaction.
I wish to inform
you on my success getting the fund transferred with cooperation of a new
partner from Cayman Island.However, I am presently in London-United
Kingdom for investment projects with my share.
Meanwhile, I have not
forgotten your efforts and assistance rendered hence I and my new
associate have left the sum of, 1,200.000.00(ONE MILLION TWO THOUSAND US
DOLLARS) as appreciation to you.
Kindly accept the token in good faith
and please contact my learned principal partner on how to receive the
fund as I have left with him instruction.Please do notify me as soon as
you receive the money so that we can celebrate together the joy. At
moment, I, m very busy here with the investment project me and my
partner has at hand.
Enclosed below contact of my learned friend,

Coulibaly chambers
BP 03 6985 Cotonou
Bénin République
Tel/fax:
229-90-05-34-13
E-mail: coulibalychambers@gmail.com
I believe that the
Almighty particularly made few people like you to bear the burdens of
others, as it is true that nothing lasts on earth but people like you
should last.
Once again, I am grateful for everything.
My regards
Daniel
Segbeya



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