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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  • +22997348992 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • richard.richardbaloyeoffice.ba@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JERK HENRY" <j_henry05@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:42:48 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY


* Hello,*

*I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. This letter may
come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The
message could be strange but it's real and you will realise this if you pay
some attention to it. I want to notify you about it at least for the sake of
your integrity.My name is Major Greg Jerk Henry, a direct and only remaining
member of the wealthy Moyo family.I am an astronaut with the west African
Air Force and on loan to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA).In 2003 I left earth aboard the Mars Rover, Spirit. Seven months
later I arrived on Mars.*

* *

*Prior to departing west, I deposited the amount of US$ 11,600,000 (Eleven
million, six hundred thousand United States dollars) in four safety
galvanized boxes in a European financial institution which will be disclosed
to you upon your acceptance of my proposal.
Last year, during the course of my research on Mars, I was ambushed by a
group of analdwelling rebel Martians who inflicted great torturous pain upon
my body with anal probes.*

*After a few weeks of enduring the physical pain, they released me. As a
direct result of this cruelty, I am now very ill with a ruptured uterus that
has defiled all forms of medical treatment and which has been deemed to be
inoperable by my Martian surgeons. I am writing this mail to you on a laptop
from my hospital bed in the Martian capitol of Zhwrong.*


* I now have but a few weeks to live and I am far too ill to endure the long
and arduous journey back to my South Africa home. Therefore I have decided
to donate the bulk of my fortune to a church or charitable organisation that
will utilize this money in the manner which I shall impart to you later.In
return for your assistance, I shall authorise you to keep 30% of this fund
for your trouble and aggravation plus an additional 10% to cover your
expenses.*


*You should contact my attorney in Johannesburg immediately with your
address and
telephone number and he will give you his full contact information and
guidance so that we
can make arrangements as soon as possible.*

*
Contact Barrister Richard Hardon Baloye Barristers & Solicitors,
Telephone +229-9734-8992 Johannesburg, west Africa
Email: **richard.richardbaloyeoffice.ba@gmail.com*<richard.richardbaloyeoffice.ba@gmail.com>
*
Yours Sincerely, Major Greg Jerk Henry,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Elysium Veterinary Infirmary
Zhwrong, Mars
Nano nano*

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