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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993565605 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • adamutemba11222@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: jerry kargbo <jerrykargbo2005@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jerrykargbo@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:36:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thanks and may God Bless you.


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from London. Presently i'm in London for
investment projects with my own share of total sum.
Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring the funds
despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my
lawyer in Benin his name is below:

Name: Barrister Adamu Temba.
E-mail:adamutemba11222@hotmail.com
Telephone: +229-93565605

Ask him to send you the total Amount of $1,200,000.00
that is $ 1.2M USD which I kept for your compensation
for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me. I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much.
So feel free and get in touched with him and instruct
him where to send the funds to you. send him your
current contact informations below:

1.Your Full Name................................
2.Your Home & Offie Address...............
3.Your Office & Mobile Telephone...........
4.Your Country Location..........................
5. Your age.......................

Send the above informations of yours to the lawyer so
that he will submit it to the Bank where the funds is
lodge to enable him to send it to your designated bank
without any delay. Please do let me know immediately
if you receive it so that we can share the joy after
all the sufferness at that time ok, In the moment, Im
very busy here because of the investment projects
which I had with my new partner.

Finally, remember that I have instructed the lawyer on
your behalf to send the fund to you in any way you
like to receive it, so feel free to get in touch with
him.

Thanks and may God Bless you.
Best Regards,
Mr Jerry Kargbo


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