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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Clarie McCain" <jiog@live.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:24:31 -0700
Subject: Secret Discussion


*Secret Discussion*

* Our ref:
029.00-JBJ.*

* *

*Forgive me because this message is going to embarrass you since we don't
know each other before. Please send to me your full contact address and
telephones including your bank account information to ask bank to transfer
US$2,573.000 into it as a next of kin. The fund belongs to one of your
kinsman who was my client before he died. This is to enable me go into
repossessing it from bank as an attorney to the depositor. Supposed we will
be partnering on this transaction to realize for ourselves as a
confidentially bonded transaction.***

*Can you please reply accordingly.***

*Barrister Clarie J. K. McCain*

*"CKM-Jiog Chambers Sarl" *

*Lot 390 Bigo Str.Sultan, Siege Centre **D`accueil** II,*

*E-mail:** **jiog@live.com *

*Cotonou-Republic of Benin.*

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam