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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:
  • "million dollars" (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 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.
  • +2348027805913 (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.
  • d_legalsolicitor@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ad_legalsolicitor@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "davidgarricke5 Gazeta.pl" <davidgarricke5@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:56:50 +0100
Subject: Hello,


Hello,
I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise. It was borne out
of my desire to share a mutual business relationship with you.
My name is Barrister David Garricke esq., Attorney to Hall Mark Bank here in
Nigeria. I have been working with this company for (12) twelve years. Within
this
period, I have watched with meticulous precision, how heads of departments
havebeen using Hall Mark Company to move huge sums of amount to their
foreign
accounts.
They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the
contents as family treasure or vital documents etc. since the
bankruptcy of Hall Mark Company, management changed the procedure of claims
of consignments. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be
released to you upon demand. There is a consignment no 1513 which was been
deposited by the late ceo of Hall Mark and no one is aware of the deposit
till date.

He deposited it, based on the fact that his fund manager abroad has to come
for it later on but it couldn't work out as he planned. The amount
involved is total of 12.5 million Dollars. My main aim of contacting you is
to assistme in retrieving the box of money out from the security company as
the
fund manager since he did not disclose to this company where the person is
coming from.
I assure you every information and documents related to this business till
the last day and guarantee you, that all arrangement will be legal. Ihave
agreed to share the funds with you in the ratio of 50:50.
All reply to my private email
address:d_legalsolicitor@yahoo.com.hk<address%3Ad_legalsolicitor@yahoo.com.hk>

Best regards,
Barrister David Garricke.
Tel:+234-8027805913

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