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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:
  • "million 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.
  • +2348027805913 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Claudia McVeigh <xmms1@live.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:18:29 -0400
Subject: Hello,

Hello,
I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise. It was borne out of my desire to share a mutual business relationship with you.
My name is Barrister Claudia McVeigh esq., Attorney to Hall Mark Bank here in Nigeria. I have been working with this company for (12) twelve years. Within this
period, I have watched with meticulous precision, how heads of departments havebeen using Hall Mark Company to move huge sums of amount to their foreign
accounts.
They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as family treasure or vital documents etc. since the
bankruptcy of Hall Mark Company, management changed the procedure of claims of consignments. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. There is a consignment no 1513 which was been
deposited by the late ceo of Hall Mark and no one is aware of the deposit till date.
He deposited it, based on the fact that his fund manager abroad has to come for it later on but it couldn't work out as he planned. The amount
involved is total of 12.5 million Dollars. My main aim of contacting you is to assistme in retrieving the box of money out from the security company as the
fund manager since he did not disclose to this company where the person is coming from.
I assure you every information and documents related to this business till the last day and guarantee you, that all arrangement will be legal. Ihave agreed to share the funds with you in the ratio of 50:50.

Best regards,
Barrister Claudia McVeigh.
Tel:+234-8027805913

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