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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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.
  • barristerolabisi_richards@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barristerolabisi_richardsgy67 Gazeta.pl" <barristerolabisi_richardsgy67@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:45:47 +0200
Subject: Hello,


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Hello

I have a 40\60% proposal for you.

INTRODUCTION:I am master franklin Donalds 21years of age, son of late Mr
Richards Donald,a telecommunication mogul who deposited the under listed
amount of assets in a London bank.


My father late Mr Richards Donald deposited this bellow listed total amount
of asset into barclays bank of LONDON Church Hill place London UK
(USD$16.700,000.00)sixteen million seven hundred thousand US Dollar which he
deposited as a family asset with the above listed Bank.
My mother is late since i was four years of age and my father entrusted this
asset to my family lawyer, Mr olabisi richards.He is in charge of this
transaction.


Kindly reply to the family lawyer's private e-mail address(
BarristerOlabisi_Richards@yahoo.com.hk) and Please remember to treat this
matter as very confidential.


Please, Consider this and get back to my family lawyer as soon as possible.
May the almighty God bless you.

Thanks
Master Franklin Donalds

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