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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • a_soglo_44@yahoo.com
  • 3aa_soglo_44@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mark_williams_005 Gazeta.pl" <mark_williams_005@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:33:14 +0200
Subject: Contact my secretary for your compensation of ($950,000.00)


Dear Good Friend,



I take this liberty to inform you that,the transaction we were pursing
together, finally workedout by God's infinity mercy and i decided to cantact
you,just to let know .i have concience as a human beeign,due to your
tremendous effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect.



Meanwhile, i must inform you that , i am presently in Japan for numerous
business negotiation and establishment.i just arrived yesterday night and
check inn, in hotel and decide to go down to the hotel business center to
mail you.now, with my sincere heart, i have raise and signed an
international cashier's bank draft, to the tune of $950,000.00(nine hundred
and fifty thousand united state dollars)only in your name as compensation to
your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were please,




Now Contact my secretary ask him for($950,000.00)for your compensation

His Name:Adrien Soglo

Email:a_soglo_44@yahoo.com <Email%3Aa_soglo_44@yahoo.com>

Tele:(+229)98270763



You are to forward to him the following:



1,your full name
2,Address where you can receive this draft/cheque
3,Your telephone number
4,Your country



He will advise you further about the delivering of the bank draft to your
residence address or office address you may provide. feel free to get
intouch with him.


Sincerely Yours,

>From Barrister Mark Williams

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