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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:
  • "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 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.
  • williamsokolo@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRIS OSARO" <chris_osaro25@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:44:42 -0700
Subject: Remain blessed for your asistance


*Good Day Sir/Remain Blessed for your assistance

Hope this mail will find you in an excellent condition of health.I'm happy
to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
co-operation of a new partner from Finland Presently I'm in Finland
investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile I didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how, as a result of
that I have kept 10% of the total sum which is US$370,000.00 for you. Now
contact my secretary in Nigeria his name is Mr Williams Okolo and his email
address is (**williamsokolo@sify.com*<http://us.f574.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=williamsokolo@sify.com>
*) Ask him to send you the total US$370,000.00 which I kept for your
compensation for all your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter.*

* *

*I appreciated your efforts at that time very much ,so feel free and get
intouch with my secretary
**williamsokolo@sify.com*<http://us.f574.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=williamsokolo@sify.com>
* and instruct him where to send the amount to.


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.*

* *

*Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive those moneys feel free to get in touch with him,he will
send the amount to you without any delay*

* *

*.With best regards and may God continue to see you through in all your
endevours

Barrister Chris Osaro*

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